Process Analysis Essay HOW A COMPUTER WORKS

When it is said to be in technology, the first thing that a ears in o!r "ind is the co" !ter# Co" !ter is one of the greatest in$entions "an has e$er rod!ced# %t &as rod!ced in '()* by Konrad +a!s# %t is a free rogra""able co" !ter# Since fro" that day on, the co" !ter has gone thro!gh $ario!s changes in for", si,e, ca acity and "ethods of !se# We can-t r!n a&ay fro" not cons!"ing the co" !ter# Can be said co" !ters ha$e beco"e as one of h!"anity.s needs, s!ch as tele$isions, disc layers, and "!ch "ore#

The co" !ter does its ri"ary &or/ in a art of the "achine &e cannot see, a control center that con$erts data in !t to infor"ation o!t !t# This control center, called the central rocessing !nit 0CPU1, is a highly co" le2, e2tensi$e set of electronic circ!itry that e2ec!tes stored rogra" instr!ctions# All co" !ters, large and s"all, "!st ha$e a central rocessing !nit#

When the co" !ter is in on state, the 3%OS &ill begin to &or/# 3%OS "eans 3asic %n !t O!t !t Syste"# %t &ill ens!re that all de$ices on the "otherboard in a state of readiness# This occ!rs before it goes on the ne2t ste s to &indo&s soft&are# 4o! can see so"e &riting in &hite soon after s&itch on the co" !ter# it is a 3%OS co""ands# 3ios is a soft&are that enables co" !ters to f!nction in nor"al conditions#

3ios after that &ill chec/ the "otherboard # %t &ill ens!re that the circ!it in the "otherboard is f!nctioning ro erly# The ne2t ste of 3ios is to ens!re the Ra" 0 Te" orary Me"ory 5e$ice1 in good condition or not# After that it &ill chec/ the hard dis/# 6e2t it &ill chec/ the gra hic card# it &ill ens!re that all de$ices f!nction ro erly# if there are any roble"s, it &ill rod!ce an error "essage# if there are roble"s in these ste s, it &ill fail to &or/# %t &ill not be "o$ed if there is any roble" in that &hole rocess# This rocess is called POST or Po&er On Self Test# %f e$erything is in good condition it &ill contin!e its &or/ to a dis/ette# %t &ill chec/ &hether the dis/ette containing the 5OS, &hich "eans 5os 3oot Record# %n the absence of the 53R on a dis/ette, it &ill s&itch to the hard dri$e# 6e2t the 5os &ill chec/ &hether the dis/ contains the M#3#R 0Master 3oot Record1 # M#3#R "eans the "ain o erating record# %t is a syste" that deter"ine ho& a co" !ter o erates# %f the 53R is not a$ailable there, the &hole rocess &ill sto there# The ne2t ste is considering %O#S4S and CO67%8#S4S files# The Config file &ill ! load the file na"ed MS5OS#S4S# After that, the ne2t "ost i" ortant file na"ed Co""and#co" &ill be ! loaded# As the final ste in this rocess AUTOE9EC#3AT file &ill ! load the dri$ers that needed by the co" !ter to o erate# After these ste s, the Windo&s a lication &ill begin its rocess that in$ol$ed &ith it# 7inally, the dis lay of &indo&s &ill a ear on screen# The &hole rocess &ill ta/e only ': seconds to co" lete#