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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Booting and shutting down process, the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:
- 1. Booting and shutting down process
Study notes & guidance
Study Booting and shutting down process using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Booting and shutting down process, you should be able to:
- Define booting
- List the two types of booting process (cold and warm booting)
- Explain the difference between cold and warm booting.
- Explain the steps involved in booting and shutting down a computer system
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.