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Sakshi Malhotra
Sakshi Malhotra

Reputation: 95

Is the operating system responsible for booting up of the computer?

I wanted to know if the operating system is responsible for booting up of the computer or not? And if yes, how?

What are the tasks performed?

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2535

Answers (2)

Travis
Travis

Reputation: 1284

Short Answer: No

Longer Answer:
    While your operating system is responsible for a portion of start up, called the OS initiation, it is not responsible for the booting of the computer. The booting is done by the BIOS, which usually comes pre-installed on the computer. All the operating system does is operate the computer, not boot or start up.

Tutorial on BIOS

Upvotes: 2

John Castleman
John Castleman

Reputation: 1561

The BIOS is responsible for starting up the computer proper, and for then bootstrapping into the actual Operating System. More on what the BIOS is here.

Upvotes: 2

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