Start up

Often conusable with login items they are the background processes that run from LIBRARY/STARTUPITEMS

Boot Arguments or Firmware commands that effect Boot time and behavior

Files that open at login specified by each user in system preferences

Short for Launch Daemon it manages Many services before and after startup

Any software component that gives the kernel extra functionality

Theboot loader program for power pc based mac to load macintosh os

The Boot Loader program for intel based mac to load mac os

Also called a deamon its a program your computer executs in the background

The Central os component Responsible for managing most of its resouces

Short for Power On Self Test Its the first test a mac runs when it recieves power to the logic board

The Proceess that draws everything on the screen after the blue screen appears during start up

Short for Extensible Firmware Interface intel created firmware for intel macs

A Program designed to run in the background without any user intervention to provide services to the user

Short for Self Monitoring Analysis And Reporting it is hardware that tests and monitors disk drives for potential problems or failiures

Firmware is Software Stored in a computers hardware that enables the computer to load an Operating System on start up

Firmware that power pc mac use