OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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in permanent storage and loaded into RAM when the computer is booted up
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in the loader program
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in the boot up program
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The operating system is stored on the hard disk, but to speed up the whole process, the OS is copied into RAM on start-up. This is completed by BIOS (Basic Input Output System).
Detailed explanation-2: -Once the operating system is loaded, the boot loader transfers control to it and is no longer needed. The operating system will initialize itself, configure the system hardware (e.g., set up memory management, set timers, set interrupts), and load device drivers, if needed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Booting. The action of a computer to load an operating system into the computer’s main memory or random-access memory (RAM) is called Booting. Booting is a startup sequence that starts the operating system of a computer when it is turned on.
Detailed explanation-4: -The BIOS then starts the boot sequence. It will look for the operating system. If you don’t change any of the settings, the BIOS will fetch the operating system from the hard drive and load it into the RAM. The BIOS then transfers control to the operating system.