COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
COMPUTER MEMORY AND PROCESSING DEVICES
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The program which takes the computer through steps that lead up to the loading of the operating system (OS)
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The program responsible for loading the drives for peripheral devices like the keyboard and mouse
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T he computer’s initial start-up process
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The device used to attach the ROM to the computer’s motherboard
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bootstrap Loader-Process of locating the operating system. If capable Operating system located BIOS will pass the control to it. BIOS-Software / Drivers which interfaces between the operating system and your hardware.
Detailed explanation-2: -In computing, the term bootstrap means to boot or to load a program into a computer using a much smaller initial program to load in the desired program, which is usually an OS.
Detailed explanation-3: -A bootstrap program is the first code that is executed when the computer system is started. The entire operating system depends on the bootstrap program to work correctly as it loads the operating system. In the above image, the bootstrap program is a part of ROM which is the non-volatile memory.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first program loaded into RAM is called a first-stage boot loader, and the program it loads is called a second-stage boot loader.