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Booting Up Process of A Computer

The booting process involves loading the operating system from secondary storage to main memory. When the computer is turned on, the power supply converts AC to DC power and supplies it to components. The BIOS firmware is activated and runs POST to check components like RAM, CPU etc. If all components pass the test, a single beep sounds. If not, multiple beeps or no beep indicates a problem. The BIOS loads the MBR which loads the operating system into main memory from secondary storage. The operating system then takes control of the computer.

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Booting Up Process of A Computer

The booting process involves loading the operating system from secondary storage to main memory. When the computer is turned on, the power supply converts AC to DC power and supplies it to components. The BIOS firmware is activated and runs POST to check components like RAM, CPU etc. If all components pass the test, a single beep sounds. If not, multiple beeps or no beep indicates a problem. The BIOS loads the MBR which loads the operating system into main memory from secondary storage. The operating system then takes control of the computer.

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Booting up process of a computer

mß.Klhla mK.ekaùfï l%shdj,sh

NOTE: what is booting?


Booting hkq l=ulao@
The process of loading the operating system of
the computer from the secondary storage to the
main memory of the computer is booting
mß.Klhl oaù;Sl wdphkfha isg m%Odk
u;lhg fufyhqï moaO;shla mQrKh lsÍfï
l%shdj,sh booting f,i y÷kajhs

How it happens?
th isÿjkafka flfiao POST is the first activated program from BIOS
m%:ufhka BIOS ys POST wdrïN fõ
Alternating Current ( AC ) comes to the power ( Power On Self-Test )
supply unit ( PSU ) of the computer
mß.Klfha cj iemhqï tAllhg m%;Hdj¾: This checks all the components of the computer
Odrd .,d tAu isÿfõ including
It converts AC into Direct Current ( DC ) RAM,
tu.ska tAjd ir, Odrd njg m;alrhs CPU,
HDD,
When we press the power button, the PSU Mouse
releases power to the other components of the Keyboard,
computer and the computer starts working GPU etc.
fnd;a;u tnQ úg cj iemhqï tAllh úiska and confirms if they are properly working
mß.Klfha b;sß ix>gl j,g n,h ksoyia fuu.ska mß.Klfha ish¨ ix>gl ksis mßÈ
lsÍu isÿlrhs l%shd;aul jkafka oehs mßlaYd lr n,hs

This uses CMOS memory because no other


memories are still functional
fjk;a lsis÷ u;l j¾.hla ;ju;a l%shd;aul
;;ajfha fkdmj;sk neúka fï i|yd CMOS
u;lh Ndú;d lrhs
( Complementary Metal oxide Semiconductor )

CMOS is the memory used to remember the


personal BIOS firmware settings like
date and time,
hardware settings,
fan speed,
boot sequence etc.
It activates BIOS firmware after the computer is powered off
fuu.ska BIOS iaÓrdx.h l%shd;aul lrhs CMOS hkq mß.Klh l%shd úrys; l, miq
( Basic Input Output System ) fm!oa.,sl BIOS ieliqï u;l ;nd .ekSug
Ndú;d lrk u;lhhs
BIOS is a nonvolatile and read only firmware
BIOS hkq kYH fkdjk u;lhl iaÓrdx.hls
Then BIOS reads the MBR ( Master Boot Record )
in accordance with the bootstrap loader

CMOS is volatile and needs constant power to


maintain its settings. It is powered by a battery
CMOS kYH u;lhla jk w;r tys ieliqï
u;l ;nd .ekSu i|yd thg fkdlvjd n,h
wjYH fõ' thg l=vd negßhla fhdod.kS

Then the operating system in the secondary


storage ( boot drive ) is loaded into the main
memory ( RAM - Random Access Memory ) of the
computer. This is the phase where the loading
screen of the Operating System appear
miqj fufyhqï moaO;sh oaù;shsl wdphk
Wmdx.fha isg m%Odk u;lh olajd msrùu
isÿfõ'

If the CMOS chip looses power, the BIOS settings After completing this step, the operating system
will be reset to factory defaults of the computer takes over control, starting to
CMOS Ñmhg n,h ,eîu wvd, jqjfyd;a BIOS manage hardware and providing a user interface
ieliqï ish,a, kej; uq,a ;;ajhg m;afõ to the user

A new type of BIOS is called UEFI


kj BIOS j¾.hla UEFI f,i ye¢kafõ
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Prepared by:
It has GUI, it’s colourful and we can use a mouse
Ravindu Bandaranayake
If the computer passes the test, the internal Maliyadeva College (Batch 2014 - Science)
inbuilt speaker will make a short single beep B.Sc. Cyber Security (Undergraduate)
mß.Klh mßlaYKh iu;a jkafka kï BCS Level 5
mß.Klfha wNHka;r iamSlrh flá îma Dropout – SLIIT (Software Engineering)
Dropout – Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
kdohla ,nd foa
(Applied Sciences)

If there are no beeps or multiple beeps that


ict from abc
means the computer has failed the test and
visit https://ictfromabc.com to register
something is wrong call 0714 555513 for more info
îma kdohla fkd,efnk úg fyda îma kdo rgd
,efnk úg woyia jkafka mß.Klh mÍlaYkh
wiu;aj we;s njhs

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