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  2. True or false: You should reboot your computer every day - AOL

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    Kim Komando recommends rebooting your PC at least once a week. A reboot can help keep your PC running smoothly and fix peripheral and hardware issues.

  3. Reset (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Many computers, especially older models, have user accessible "reset" buttons that assert the reset line to facilitate a system reboot in a way that cannot be trapped (i.e. prevented) by the operating system, or holding a combination of buttons on some mobile devices.

  4. Cold start (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Cold start (or cold boot) may also refer to a booting process of a single computer (or virtual machine). [2] In this case services and other startup applications are executed after reboot. The system is typically made available to the user even though startup operations are still performed and slow down other operations.

  5. Booting - Wikipedia

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    In computing, booting, also known as initial program load (IPL), is the process of starting a computer as initiated via hardware such as a physical button on the computer or by a software command. After it is switched on, a computer's central processing unit (CPU) has no software in its main memory , so some process must load software into ...

  6. Shutdown (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Turns off the computer. -r: Shuts down and reboots a computer. -m[\\ Computer Name] When shutting down a network computer, allows user to choose which computer to turn off. -t xx Timer before shut down occurs. By default it is set to 30 seconds. -c "message" Allows a message to be shown in the System Shutdown window. It can not be more than 127 ...

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    Get answers to your AOL Mail, login, Desktop Gold, AOL app, password and subscription questions. Find the support options to contact customer care by email, chat, or phone number.

  8. Bootloader - Wikipedia

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    The computer first executes a relatively small program stored in the boot ROM, which is read-only memory (ROM, and later EEPROM, NOR flash) along with some needed data, to initialize hardware devices such as CPU, motherboard, memory, storage and other I/O devices, to access the nonvolatile device (usually block device, e.g., NAND flash) or ...

  9. Jay Leno serves hot meals to Los Angeles firefighters amid ...

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    Amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, Jay Leno pitched in on relief efforts by serving hot meals to local firefighters. Watch the moment.