| comp., MS |
attract application (An application that appears when a Surface unit enters Attract Mode. An attract application is similar to a screen saver that is touch-sensitive. By default, Surface units include the Water attract application); bootstrap loader (A program that is run automatically when a computer is turned on or booted. After first performing a few basic hardware tests, the bootstrap loader loads and passes control to a larger loader program, which typically then loads the operating system. The bootstrap loader typically resides in the computer's read-only memory (ROM)) |
