OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Stored on the read-only memory of the computer, (Often known as ROM) it controls all of your computer hardware, including the hard drive. That means it’s responsible for loading the operating system from the hard drive when you start up your machine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Operating system is the first program that loads in computer’s main memory when a computer is switched on.
Detailed explanation-3: -ROM provides the necessary instructions for communication between various hardware components. As mentioned before, it is essential for the storage and operation of the BIOS, but it can also be used for basic data management, to hold software for basic processes of utilities and to read and write to peripheral devices.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hint:Our machine contains both RAM, which stands for random access memory, and ROM, which stands for read-only memory. RAM is a volatile memory that holds the files we’re operating on temporarily. The ROM is a non-volatile memory that holds our computer’s instructions indefinitely.