What non-volatile firmware program stored on a ROM chip initializes hardware components during the booting process?
AOperating System
BBIOS / UEFI
CDevice Driver
DAssembler
Explanation
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) or modern UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) executes the POST (Power-On Self-Test) and loads the OS bootloader into memory when a computer turns on.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Computer Hardware & Architecture
- Subtopic: Firmware & Booting
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