What is a boot device?
Q: What is a boot device?
A: A boot device is used to start a computer. It loads the operating system into the memory of the computer and can be a floppy disk, flash drive, CD, hard drive or Solid State Drive.
Q: Where does the term "bootstrap" come from?
A: The term "bootstrap" comes from the English phrase "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps." It means to use something simpler to get something more complex to make itself work better.
Q: What are some examples of boot devices?
A: Examples of boot devices include floppy disks, flash drives, CDs, hard drives and Solid State Drives. Some network computers also use boot chips that get the operating system over a network. Web phones also use such chips to identify the user to the mobile phone network.
Q: How do boot cards work?
A: Boot card standards may let many users boot kiosk computers with full privacy and access to all application software they own. There are also permanent versions called boot boards or add-in cards that are more permanent than regular boot cards.
Q: What is the difference between a 'boot' device and other data devices?
A: It is not actually the computer but rather the operating system that cares about differentiating between 'boot' devices and other data devices - not necessarily just in terms of their function but also in terms of their importance when it comes to starting up a computer properly.
Q: Why do we need an operating system before using a computer?
A: Before a computer can operate normally, it must have instructions from an operating system which tell it how to perform basic functions such as loading applications or programs onto its memory so they can be accessed by users later on.
Q: How do web phones use chips for identification purposes?
A: Web phones use chips for identification purposes by connecting them with mobile phone networks so they can be identified by those networks when being used online or making calls etcetera.
