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Boot Process
Sequence of events that occurs between the time you turn on a computer and the time that it becomes ready to accept commands.Purposes
• Runs a diagnostic test to make sure everything is working.
• Loading the operating system, so the computer can carry out basic operations.
6 events of the boot process:
1. Power up
2. Start boot program
3. Power-on self-test
4. Identify peripheral devices
5. Load operating system
6. Check configuration and customization
Circuits
The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to travel.
Circuits run between RAM and the
microprocessor RAM and various
storage devices
Megahertz (mHz)
A measurement used to describe the speed of the system clock.
A megahertz is equal to one million cycles (or pulses) per second.
1.3 GHz means that the microprocessor’s clock operates at a speed of 1.3 BILLION cycles per second.
RAM vs. ROM
RAM “Random Access
Memory” The ability of a storage
device to go directly to a specific storage location without having to search sequentially from a beginning location.
Very volatile• Cannot hold data when
the power is off.• Looses all data when
power is lost.
ROM “Read only memory” Drives can read data
from disks, but cannot store new data on them.
One or more integrated circuits that contain permanent instructions that the computer uses during the boot process.
Binary Number System
A method for representing letters or numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1. Bit
• Each 0 or 1 Byte
• 8 bits
Also referred to as Base 2 Binary Code.
Memory Measurements Bit
Each 0 or 1 Byte
8 bits Kilobyte
Approximately 1,000 bytes Exactly 1,024 bytes
Megabyte Approximately 1 million
bytes Exactly 1,048,576 bytes
Gigabyte Approximately 1 billion
bytes Terabyte
Approximately 1 trillion bytes or 1024 gigabytes
Petabyte 1024 Terabytes
Storage Devices
Used to keep data when the power to the computer is turned off.
Medium/media Location where data is
stored.
Hard Disk Usually mounted
inside the computer’s system unit.
Can store billions of characters of data. Stated in forms of
bytes:• Gigabytes,
Terabytes or Petabytes
USB or Flash Drive
A flash memory card that plugs into the computer's USB port. Small enough to hook onto a keychain, it emulates a small disk drive and allows data to be easily transferred from one machine to another.
• Also known as a "flash drive," "pen drive," "keychain drive," "key drive," "USB key," "USB stick" and "memory key," numerous brand names have also been coined such as Lexar's JumpDrive and Trek 2000 International's ThumbDrive.
Portable Hard drive
A disk drive that is plugged into an external port on a computer such as USB. Typically used for backup, but also as secondary storage, such
units rival internal drives in capacity. For laptops, the PC Card slot may be used to connect a cable to a full-size drive, or the hard disk may be contained entirely inside the PC Card.
CD-ROM
“CD – Read Only Memory” Also called CD-R
CD-Read Storage device that uses
laser technology to read data that is permanently stored on compact disks, cannot be used to write data to a disk.
CD-RW
“CD-Read Write” A storage device that reads data from CD’s and also
can write data to CD’s. Similar to a CD-ROM, but has the ability to write to
CD.
DVD-ROM
“Digital Video Disks – Read Only Memory”
Reads data from CD’s (audio and data) and DVD’s (data or movie)
Cannot be used to write data to a disk.