Educational Technology

October 23, 2010

Getting a Windows PC to boot in under 10 seconds

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:30 am

by Brooke Crothers, CNet news.com

How fast will PCs boot up in the future? I asked industry experts to explain what’s involved and what could lead to PCs that boot up in seconds. One of the key components in getting a PC to start quickly is the BIOS, or basic input/output system. The BIOS, which is present in every Windows PC and Apple computer, is the first piece of code run when the computer starts up, also referred to as firmware. The BIOS serves to initialize and identify system devices such as the hard-disk drive, DVD/CD drive, networking components, USB ports, the video card, keyboard, and mouse.

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