This class centered around the boot sequence.
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On getting to understand the hardware pieces mentioned in boot: I found this link very helpful and informative with the virtual tour link that gives a nice overview as well as many other internal links going into more specifics depending on what pieces of hardware I wanted to read more about.
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The last question on the worksheet for today asked us to “enumerate allthe steps in boot sequence that happen before the first user process canstart to execute.”I wanted to go a little more in depth so I poked around the internet until I found something. These articles detail every step from pressing the power button to loading the kernel and beyond.