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CHAPTER 6
Booting and Shutting Down
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As the complexity in modern-day operating systems has grown, so has the complexity in the starting up and shutting down process. Anyone who has undergone the transition from a straight DOS-based system to a Microsoft Windows–based system has experienced this transition firsthand. Not only is the core operating system brought up and shut down, but an impressive list of services and processes must also be started ...

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