FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are done by the POST sequence?
A
Check that the monitor is connected correctly
B
Check that RAM is working correctly
C
Check that the mouse is responding correctly
D
Check that secondary storage drives are working correctly
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution The correct answer is Hard Disk. Hard Disk is a secondary storage device in a computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary Memory: It is the storage that the CPU cannot access directly. It’s content firstly needs to be copied into ram and then transferred to CPU. It stores data that can be easily retrieved only by the main memory and used by the processor.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a class of data storage devices that read stored data in a sequence. This is in contrast to random access memory (RAM), where data can access in any order, and magnetic tape is the common sequential access storage device.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three major activities of the operating system with regard to secondary storage management are: Free space management. Storage allocation. Disk scheduling.

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