Sentence examples for switch on computer from inspiring English sources

8 45 -- Reluctantly switch on computer.

When the power is switched on, computer systems execute an initial set of operations that usually perform memory tests and load the final runtime environment.

Boris himself has had a busy week: he managed to switch on his computer with only minimal assistance, and immediately used it to make a new law banning alcohol on public transport.

It's equipped with a mono speaker (77mm/4W) so that you can listen to your vinyls without having to switch on a computer (if you don't mind crappy sound quality).

Are you the sort of person who has trouble finding the on/off switch on computers?

"There is nothing more sobering, I can guarantee you for an Englishman, than when switching on his computer very early in the morning to see an e-mail from 'Prince, Charles,' " he said in introducing the Citibank chief.

It is a far cry from 27 October 1986, when after years of negotiations with the government, the LSE switched on computer screens and shut down its dealing room.

In the past year, hundreds of thousands of people across the world have switched on their computers to find distressing messages alerting them that they no longer have access to their PCs or any of the files on them.

At such times computer-services firms grumble and switch on their generators, but factories shut down.

Under the plan, people switching on a new computer will be asked whether there are children in the house.

That can usually be switched on at a computer's pre-boot settings.