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The process of restarting a computer that is already turned on through the operating system is called?
The correct answer is A. Warm boot. A warm boot (soft boot) is the process of restarting a computer that is already powered on, typically initiated through the operating system (e.g., selecting Restart from the OS menu). It does not fully cut power to the system. A cold boot, by contrast, starts the computer from…
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The process of restarting a computer that is already turned on through the operating system is called?
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- AWarm boot
- BIce boot
- CHot Boot
- DCold boot
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A warm boot (soft boot) is the process of restarting a computer that is already powered on, typically initiated through the operating system (e.g., selecting Restart from the OS menu). It does not fully cut power to the system. A cold boot, by contrast, starts the computer from a completely powered-off state. The warm/cold distinction is important in digital forensics because RAM contents may partially persist during a warm boot but are lost during a cold boot.
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