FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES

FILE SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider these two statements"The operating system is stored on the computer’s ROM""The operating system software is loaded into RAM & executed as the final stage of boot up”
A
The first statement is FALSE and the second statement is FALSE
B
The first statement is FALSE and the second statement is TRUE
C
The first statement is TRUE and the second statement is FALSE
D
The first statement is TRUE and the second statement is TRUE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a modern PC, RAM is used to hold the operating system and any open documents and programs that are running. RAM can be read from and written to. The contents of RAM can be changed at any time by overwriting it with other data and instructions.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The operating system is normally stored on the hard drive, but you can load an operating system from a USB drive or a CD instead.

Detailed explanation-4: -An operating system has three main functions: (1) manage the computer’s resources, such as the central processing unit, memory, disk drives, and printers, (2) establish a user interface, and (3) execute and provide services for applications software.

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