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  1. 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. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _______ .

  2. A.

     RAM BIOS

    B.

     ROM BIOS

    C.

     EPROM

    D.

     POST

    E.

     None of the above

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    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    The BIOS in a PC stored on a ROM chip. Early PCs used a ROM BIOS, but PCs today use a flash memory BIOS because it can be updated in place. In order to update a ROM BIOS, the computer case had to be opened, and the ROM chip had to be located and replaced.


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