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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The operating system on most mobile devices and manyconsumer electronics, called a(n) ____, resides on a ROM chip
A
network operating system
B
embedded operating system
C
stand-alone operating system
D
stand-alone utility program
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Many consumer electronics and mobile devices use embedded operating systems. Popular embedded OS include Windows Phone 7, iPhone OS, Google Android, BlackBerry, embedded Linux, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows Embedded CE. Hence, option is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The operating system on most mobile devices and many consumer electronics, called an embedded operating system, resides on a ROM chip. Popular embedded operating systems include; Windows Embedded CE, Windows Phone 7, Palm OS, iPhone OS, BlackBerry, Google Android, embedded Linux, and Symbian OS.

Detailed explanation-3: -An embedded OS may reside on a chip within an electronic device. They are often limited in the scope of what they can do.

Detailed explanation-4: -Android Operating System Android is an open-source mobile OS developed by Google and launched in 2008. Android is a Linux-based OS that uses Linux 2.6 to provide core services such as security, memory management, process management, network stack, and a driver model.

Detailed explanation-5: -The operating systems found on smartphones include Symbian OS, iPhone OS, RIM’s BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm WebOS, Android, and Maemo. Android, WebOS, and Maemo are all derived from Linux. The iPhone OS originated from BSD and NeXTSTEP, which are related to Unix.

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