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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the process of restarting a computer or mobile devices while it remains powered on called?
A
Cold boot
B
Warm boot
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is A warm booting. Warm boot refers to restarting a computer that is already turned on via the operating system. Restarting it returns the computer to its initial state. A warm boot is sometimes necessary when a program encounters an error from which it cannot recover.

Detailed explanation-2: -Typically, a warm boot is performed by pressing the CTRL-ALT-DEL key simultaneously within Windows OS or selecting the restart function from the Start menu. In warm a reboot, the computer reloads faster than the time it would take to revive it from cold or dead state.

Detailed explanation-3: -A cold boot or a hard boot is a boot process in which a computer system starts up from a complete powerless state. When you turn off the system and turn it back on, you do what generally is called as a cold boot.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cold booting is also known as hard booting, slow start, and cold start. On the other hand, Warm booting is also known as soft booting.

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