What is cold boot (hard boot)?

Question

Options

• AIt is the process of restarting a computer that is already in sleep mode
• BIt is the process of shutting down a computer from a powered-on or on state
• CIt is the process of restarting a computer that is already turned on through the operating system
• DIt is the process of starting a computer from a powered-down or off state

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  8% (4)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  87% (45)

Explanation

A cold boot (hard boot) refers to starting a computer from a completely powered-off state. This initiates the full POST (Power-On Self-Test) and boot sequence from scratch. It is distinct from a warm boot (soft boot/restart), which is Option C - restarting an already-running system through the OS without fully cutting power. Options A and B describe sleep mode recovery and shutdown, respectively, which are unrelated to the cold boot definition.

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