Computer
hardware
refers
to
the
____________________
parts
of
a
computer
.
There
are
many
different
kinds
of
hardware
:
____________________
hardware
External
____________________
Von
Neumann
divided
a
computer's
hardware
into
5
primary
groups
:
CPU
____________________
Output
____________________
storage
Permanent
____________________
PC
Boot
Process
When
you
first
power
up
a
PC
,
the
machine
goes
through
several
____________________
processes
before
it's
ready
for
you
to
use
.
This
is
called
the
____________________
process
.
Booting
process
means
to
start
something
from
the
very
____________________
.
The
boot
process
is
controlled
by
the
PC's
basic
input
-
output
system
(
____________________
)
.
PC
Boot
Process
Summary
The
____________________
button
activates
the
power
supply
in
the
PC
,
sending
power
to
the
____________________
and
other
components
.
The
PC
performs
a
power
-
on
self
-
test
(
____________________
)
.
The
POST
is
a
small
computer
program
within
the
____________________
that
checks
for
hardware
____________________
.
The
PC
displays
information
on
the
attached
monitor
showing
details
about
the
boot
process
.
The
BIOS
attempts
to
access
the
first
sector
of
the
____________________
designated
as
the
____________________
disk
The
BIOS
confirms
there's
a
____________________
loader
,
or
boot
loader
,
in
that
first
sector
of
the
boot
disk
,
and
it
loads
that
boot
loader
into
memory
(
____________________
)
.
Once
the
boot
loader
is
in
memory
,
the
BIOS
hands
over
its
work
to
the
boot
loader
,
which
in
turn
begins
loading
the
____________________
system
into
memory
.
When
the
boot
loader
finishes
its
task
,
it
turns
____________________
of
the
PC
over
to
the
operating
system
.
