Computer Science SSS1 Third Term

Basic Computer Operations

Week 5

 Performance Objective

The student should be able to:

1. Identify Icons on the Desk Top

Content

The Booting Process

Booting (also known as booting up) is the initial set of operations that a computer system performs when electrical power is switched on. The process begins when a computer that has been turned off is re-energized and ends when the computer is ready to perform its normal operations. On modern general-purpose computers, this can take tens of seconds and typically involves performing power-on self-test, locating and initializing peripheral devices, and then finding, loading and starting an operating system. Many computer systems also allow these operations to be initiated by a software command…