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Difference Between Cold and Hot Booting

The document outlines the differences between cold booting and hot booting in computers. Cold booting involves starting a computer from a powered-off state, while hot booting restarts a computer that is already on. Key differences include boot time, RAM clearing, and the inclusion of POST in cold booting.

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Difference Between Cold and Hot Booting

The document outlines the differences between cold booting and hot booting in computers. Cold booting involves starting a computer from a powered-off state, while hot booting restarts a computer that is already on. Key differences include boot time, RAM clearing, and the inclusion of POST in cold booting.

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The Difference’s

Between Cold And Hot


Booting
Prepared By
Aliyan Nawaz Butt
What is Cold booting?
Cold Booting or Hard Boot is the process of booting a computer
from a completely powered-off state, where the system has no
power and all components are reset.
Examples:
• Shutting down a computer and restarting it from a completely
powered-off state.
• Using the power button to turn off a computer and then turning it
back on.
What is Hot Booting?
Warm Booting or Soft Boot, on the other hand, is the process of
restarting a computer that is already powered on, without
completely turning it off.
Examples:
• Restarting a computer after an upgrade or software installation
without shutting it down completely.
• Using the “Restart” or “Reset” option in an operating system or
application to restart a specific process or service.
Difference’s Between Cold And Hot
Booting
Cold Boot Hot Boot
• Cold booting starts from a • Hot booting begins with the
completely powered-off state computer already on
• Longer boot time • Shorter boot time
• Completely clears system ram • Does not clear system ram
• Performed on a regular basis • Not commonly used
• Includes POST • Does not include POST

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