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Differentiate between Cold Booting and Warm Booting

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Cold BootingWarm Booting
When power to a computer is cycled (turned off and then on) or a special reset signal is given to the processor, it is known as Cold Booting.When the computer needs to restart under software control without switching off power, it is known as Warm Booting.
During cold boot, peripherals check is performed.During warm boot, peripherals check is skipped.
Cold boot takes more time than warm boot.Warm boot is faster than cold boot.

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