Linux Startup Flashcards
What is firmware stored in chip on hardware?
BIOS
What is another name for the unified extensible firmware interface? (UEFI)
BIOS
What detects and maps connected devices?
BIOS
What performs a POST power on self test on the system hardware
BIOS
What initiates the boot sequence from a connected device?
BIOS
Do modern systems use BIOS or UEFI
UEFI
What is generally stored in the first block or a specific partition of the bootable device?
bootloader
What loads the kernel image?
bootloader
what loads the intrd image?
bootloader
What is the primary bootloader for most Linux distros?
GRUB
What is the central component of linux os?
Kernel
What is a compressed image located in the boot directory of the fiesystem?
Kernel
What mounts the root filesystem?
Kernel
What runs the main initialization process Systemd?
Kernel
What is the primary initialization process for most distros?
systemd