WEEK 5

A. LESSON INFORMATION
THEME: BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION
DATE: ______________
CLASS: SS 1
TIME: ______________ PERIODS: _____________
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
SUBJECT: COMPUTER STUDIES
UNIT TOPIC: BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION
LESSON TOPIC: DESCRIPTION OF BOOTING PROCESS

BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS

In computing, booting is the initial set of operations that a computer system performs when
electrical power is switched on. The process begins when a computer that has been turned off is
re-energized and ends when the computer is ready to perform its normal operations.

COMPUTER BOOTING
Booting is the process of starting up or the initialization of a computerized system. During the
boot process, the computer (ROM containing the ‘BIOS’-Basic Input and Output System) will
perform a self-diagnostic, also known as a POST (Power-On-Self-Test) and load necessary
drivers and programs (operating system) that help the computer and devices communicate.
During the booting process, the computer screen displays the BIOS information; the type of
computer, CPU, and memory for the computer and a prompt to enter BIOS setup. Booting is
complete when the normal, operative, runtime environment is attained. If the computer cannot
boot, you may receive a boot failure error, which Indicates that the computer is not passing POST
or a device in the computer such as the hard drive has failed.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF BOOTING

There are two types of booting:
1. Cold booting
2. Warm booting
1. Cold booting is the booting process happening when we first turn on computer using the
switch button on the computer.
2. Warm booting is the processes happening when we reset or restart the computer system by
pressing the reset button or clicking the restart option.

COMPONENT OF THE WINDOWS DESKTOP

There are basically three components of the windows desktop are:

1. Background
2. Icons
3. Start Menu and Taskbar

1. Background: both windows and mac systems are based on GUI, which means the interface
uses graphics or pictures to help the user navigate and access programs. The desktop (the
screen) background is covered with

2. Icons: These are graphics that represent a program, a directory, a file or a shortcut. Double-
clicking runs the program or file and right-clicking accesses the menu options available.

3. Start Menu and Task bar: a bar located at the bottom of the screen. The Taskbar shows
which programs or applications are running on the computer, as well as provide links or
shortcuts to other programs or places such as the start menu, notification area and clock.

REFERENCE:
• Best ICT /IT training company 2010,
• computer studies for senior secondary school/education Books, chapter 13, page42.
• www.webopedia.com
• En.wikipedia.org

Supervisor Signature _____________________