Steps booting/switching a personal computer system

Booting a computer is the process of starting a personal computer. On the other hand, it means the process or the act of starting and restarting a PC, thus a personal Computer.

Types of Booting

There are two main types of booting, namely:

Cold Booting
Warm Booting

Cold Booting

This is the act of starting the entire system when everything, that is, all components, is off. In short, the UPS, the monitor, the system unit. The aforementioned are totally off and started at their initial stages. This process requires no key combinations, instead, by pressing the power buttons on the components.

Warm Botting

Warm booting is termed to be the act or the process of restarting the computer while the PC is still running. In this case, the user is required to hold down the ctrl+alt+del to perform this activity. There are instances where a user may be required to perform the above activity, thus;

when the machine freezes
when the machines require updates and need to be restarted
when new firmware or any other relevant applications are installed
when a new hardware is installed and requires an update etc