A brief, sharp sound: the click of a door latch. 2. A mechanical device, such as a pawl, that snaps into position. 3. Computers. a. An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a mouse or other input device.
4.3. Booting from the network is only required in certain cases. Booting from the network is very usefull when you have unsupported I/O devices, diskless systems, or systems with broken hardware. Network booting is detailed below.
Bootstrap Protocol is used to establish a network connection during a computer's initial boot up during the bootstrap process. Originally, the protocol used floppy disks, but it was soon integrated into computer hardware in motherboards and network adapters, so that no external drive is needed.