COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
[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: -The bootstrap loader is a programme that resides on the EPROM, ROM or other non-volatile memory of the machine. It is executed by the processor automatically when the device is turned on. To continue installing the computer’s operating system, the bootstrap loader reads the boot sector of the hard drives.
Detailed explanation-2: -All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips.
Detailed explanation-3: -The bootstrap loader is stored in the ROM because It is a non-volatile memory meaning that that the information is not lost when the computer shuts down. In addition is has a small memory size and is used to only keep permanent data which are necessary to bring about basic functions i.e. bootstrap loader.