Homework 2 Booting 
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Assigned: August    24, 2010
Due:	  September 02, 2010  (typed, handwritten assignments will not be accepted).

You may use the Internet and or your textbook to answer these questions (be sure
to include URLs of your resources).

Some useful web pages as a starting point:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting
http://www.goodells.net/multiboot/

1. Outline the boot sequence with simple and brief bullet points - each step should be
   one or two brief sentence[s]. 

	[optional] - include a diagram.  

2. What is a typical size of the Master Boot Record - why this constraint?

3. Thought question: If you could choose either GRUB or LILO as your favourite second stage 
   boot loader which l one would you chose and why (list the trade-offs).

  [optional - required for grads] - any contender over LILO or GRUB and why (list the strength
   and weaknesses of this 3rd boot loader option).

4. Outline briefly how you would set up your system to boot up either Windows or
   Linux?

5. Would it be difficult to make your system multiboot instead of just dual boot? (Why?).