Computer - Booting Process (Startup)

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A article that lists the steps that are taken when a computer is starting.

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Steps

• The BIOS is the first software to run when the computer is powered on.
• The BIOS initializes and tests the system hardware components
• The BIOS loads a boot loader
• The boot loader initializes an operating system
• The operating system starts with the init process
• The init process starts the services

Documentation / Reference

• wiki/BIOS