Computer Start-Up Procedures | CCS 9 - Q1 - WK 6

Lesson 6 Computer Start-Up Procedures by Teacher Mike

  

How to Boot Up Your Computer

 

1. Plug the power cord of the computer.

 

2. Locate the power button of the computer, the button is usually seen on the front panel of the desktop computer. 

3. Power on your computer, after pressing the power on button of the computer it will start the power-on self-test, which is a specific routine initiated immediately after power on. It is designed to ensure that all the internal hardware in the computer is fully operational and capable of continuing the boot-up sequence. This part of the boot process tells your computer what it should do.

 

E.G, boot windows. Hardware drivers are loaded, allowing the operating system to interact with and utilize the hardware components inside the computer case. 

 

4. Wait for the operating system to load. Depending on the speed of your computer, the operating system could take a while to load.

 

 

5. Log in to your operating system. If you have a password on your computer, you would now be prompted to enter it, otherwise, your computer will boot into its desktop.

 

Learning Activity #1: Identify and Match

 

Direction: Identity what is being described in the first column and match it to the word in the second column

 

__1. The computer knows me by this name		a.Log In
__2.Also known as starting up the computer		b.Power On
__3. A specific routine initiated immediately after power on		c.User name
__4. I can do this if I type the correct user name and password, after loading the operating system		d.Booting
__5.Pushing the button of Power in the front panel of the system unit		e.POST