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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
On a PC, what do the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) instructions do?
A
Read the operating system
B
Performing mathematical operations
C
Move the mouse
D
Store the information
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program a computer’s microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered on. It also manages data flow between the computer’s operating system (OS) and attached devices, such as the hard disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse and printer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Every computer with a motherboard includes a special chip referred to as the BIOS or ROM BIOS (Read Only Memory Basic Input/Output System). The BIOS includes instructions on how to load basic computer hardware.

Detailed explanation-3: -System Boot Up: BIOS is responsible for performing a power-on self-test (POST), which tests the computer’s basic hardware components, such as RAM and the CPU, to ensure that they are functioning correctly.

Detailed explanation-4: -A computer’s basic input/output system (BIOS) is a program that’s stored in nonvolatile memory such as read-only memory (ROM) or flash memory, making it firmware. The BIOS (sometimes called ROM BIOS) is always the first program that executes when a computer is powered up.

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