Definition of

Boot

Engine

The starter is the system that allows you to start a car or other motor vehicle.

Booting is the process and result of booting . The verb start, for its part, can refer to starting a march, leaving somewhere, attacking, forcibly removing or separating something in a violent way.

An outburst can be an emotional boost . For example: “When hearing the sentence, the young man had a fit of fury and tried to hit the judge,” “In a fit of rage, the woman destroyed the hotel room,” “I had a fit of emotion, but I soon became I composed and was able to give the speech.”

Different uses of the term startup

Vigor , verve and energy can also be called drive: “He is a boy with a lot of drive: I am sure he will do well in this job,” “I think Martínez is a good player but he is a little apathetic, he lacks drive.” ” , “You have a lot of energy! I admire your willpower.”

Start, on the other hand, is the beginning of something: “At the start of the tournament, the Santa Fe team achieved a two-zero victory against the team from the capital,” “The Republican Party candidate spoke before a full auditorium in the start of the electoral campaign” , “The local government expects the arrival of thousands of tourists for the start of the summer season” .

The action of starting a motor vehicle and the mechanism that allows this to be achieved are also called starting: “I think this car has a starting problem,” “When I started it, the truck began to emit very strong smoke.” dark” , “What are you waiting for to start the car and leave this place?” .

Windows

Booting is the process that starts an operating system.

The concept of computing

In the field of computing, the term boot refers to the process that starts the boot loader , a simple program developed with the exclusive objective of preparing everything necessary so that the operating system can start properly. The latter is also known as a starter or boot loader , and is executed by the BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) during the boot sequence of a computer, that is, as soon as the user presses the power button.

Although the boot sequence is something we all witness daily, it is one of the aspects of computing reserved for so-called advanced users. For most people, this is a period of downtime, in which the only possible action is to wait for the operating system to start.

Normally, boot loaders can divide their tasks into different stages , so that various light programs are executed until one of them, the last to be executed, proceeds to load the operating system . Since 1975 , the era to which modern computers belong, the boot process begins when the CPU executes a series of programs located in ROM (read-only) memory at a previously defined address.

The configuration necessary for the CPU to run these programs is carried out at the factory, so that the end user does not have to do anything more than turn on the computer. This is one of the basic differences between them and applications, such as word processors and Internet browsers.

Start in architecture

Architecture calls the start of the movement or curvature that can be seen in a vault or an arch; That is, the point at which a deviation from the vertical of the abutments or walls, the vault or the arch begins.

The parts of these architectural members that do not require support to maintain their structure are also known as boots.