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What base directory would you put a script in if you wanted it to automatically start when the operating system starts?
What base directory would you put a script in if you wanted it to automatically start when the operating system starts?
Functions performed by the software contained in a BIOS?
It starts the Operating System and performs various tests as it starts up.
What is boot block in UNIX?
The boot block of any OS contains the initial loading sequence of the Operating System. It starts the process of bringing into memory the first part of the Operating System which in turn brings the rest of it in for the entire boot process. This is known as bootstrapping the Operating System.
When a user starts a computer portions of the operating system load into the computers hard disk from memory?
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What happens when POST is completed correctly and the computer starts up?
It searches for an operating system and loads it into RAM.
How does Unix work as a multi-user operating system?
When a user logs in to a Unix system, the current working directory normally starts at the directory/file
What is chkconfig?
Chkconfig is a utility tool that is used in Linux operating systems to start or stop a program from automatically running when the system starts. You can also use the command to view or set up new services on your operating system.
Why set up boot priority?
When your computer boots its operating system at default it boots it from the Hard Drive. If you wanted to run a different operating system from either the USB port or CD spot via dual booting you would need to boot that before your main OS starts from your Hard Drive. To fix this, in your bios you can select where you want the computer to look for an operating system first, so it starts the correct one.
Is Windows 95 an operating system or an operating environment?
XP is a complete operating system, not simply an operating environment.
Explain all types of operating system with diagram?
There are basically four types of operating systems. They include Batch Operating System, Multiprogramming Operating System, Network Operating System and Distributed Operating System.
Where hardware ends and software starts?
The kernel is the core piece of software which runs the operating system. It is the lowest part of a layered operating system and closest to the hardware itself. The kernel is loaded by a process of bootloading or bootstrapping when you turn the computer on. Bootloading starts with simple programs semi hard coded in the ROM chips on the motherboard which then progress to load increasingly 'smarter' programs until the kernel loads which is the basis for your full operating system.
How do you use the operating system?
In computing, an operating system is the base program or programs running constantly on a computer, upon which all other programs depend. When you start a computer, the operating system typically starts up automatically. By manipulating, installing, deleting, opening and closing other files and programs, you are using the operating system.Popular operating systems for personal computers these days are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
