Käivituslaadurid
Käivituslaadurid are essential software components that initiate the operating system on a computer. Their primary role is to load the operating system kernel into memory and then transfer control to it, allowing the system to begin its startup process. Without a käivituslaadur, the computer's hardware would not know how to access and run the operating system. These programs reside in a specific, protected area of storage, typically on the hard drive or solid-state drive, and are executed by the system's firmware (like BIOS or UEFI) when the computer is powered on.
The process typically begins with the firmware searching for a bootable device. Once found, it loads the