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Curriculum Topic 2 out of 15:
COMPUTER MANAGEMENT
Recommended Coverage Duration: 16 periods (22/3 weeks)
Senior Five Term I
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Boot Loader
• A boot loader is a program that loads the
main operating system or runtime
environment for the computer after
completion of self-tests.
• Examples of boot loaders include NTLDR,
BOOTMGR, GNU GRUB, Syslinux, e.t.c.
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Boot Drives
• Boot Devices / boot drive is the device/drive from
which the operating system is loaded.
• In most cases, drive C (the hard disk) is the boot drive.
• The computer BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
supports booting from various devices.
• These include the local hard disk drive, optical drive,
floppy drive, a network interface card, and a USB
device. The BIOS allows the user to configure a boot
order.
M a th s E n g lis h H is t o r y
2. The History folder needs to be further subdivided into two
folders Notes and Past Exams. Create these folders in the
History subfolder.
3. Rename the folder Schoolwork to Classwork.
4. Delete the Maths Folder and update the diagram by
drawing in your activity book the current folder structure.
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2.2.1 Folders
Practice Activity 2: Folder Structures
1. In your user space create the folder structure
shown below. P R D e p a rtm e n t
E v e n ts A d v e rt L e a f le ts
E a s t e r H o lid a y C h r is t m a s S u m m e r S p e c ia l P o s te rs Y e llo w P a g e s
.bat System files Files containing a series of commands loaded during boot up.
.sys System files System files that perform fundamental operations in a computer.
Next Topic:
Topic 3: Computer Laboratory Care and
Maintenance
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