COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

TYPES OF SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
​ (a) when the computer is first powered on.
A
application software
B
operating system
C
firmware
D
hardware
E
bootstrap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called ‘Bootstrap loader’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The Correct Answer is BIOS. The first instructor of the bootstrap loader program of an operating system is stored in BIOS(Basic Input/Output System). The bootstrap loader is a programme that resides on the EPROM, ROM or other non-volatile memory of the machine.

Detailed explanation-3: -In computer technology, the term bootstrapping refers to language compilers that are able to be coded in the same language. (For example, a C compiler is now written in the C language.

Detailed explanation-4: -When a computer is first turned on or restarted a special type of absolute loader is executed called a bootstrap loader. A bootstrap loader is a program that resides in the computer’s EPROM, ROM, or other non-volatile memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -A bootstrap is the program that initializes the operating system (OS) during startup. The term bootstrap or bootstrapping originated in the early 1950s. It referred to a bootstrap load button that was used to initiate a hardwired bootstrap program, or smaller program that executed a larger program such as the OS.

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