COMPUTER BASICS

1/13/2000

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COMPUTER BASICS

RAM- Random Access Memory

ROM- Read Only Memory

CPU- Central Processing Unit

BIOS- Basic Input Output System

Booting: #1- ROM Bios instructions get executed. Hardware check is performed.

Booting: #2- IO.SYS and MS.SYS system files get read from hard/floppy disk. Then CONFIG.SYS gets read and executed.

Booting: #3- Command.com is loaded into memory, then autoexec.bat file gets read and command is executed. At this point, the system will provide a “C:\>“ prompt. The computer is now up and running.

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Author: Dr. Michael Stachiw

Email: StachiwMA@WorldNet.Att.net

Home Page: http://agebb.missouri.edu/cotf/2000

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