Q240
The program that is responsible for loading the operating system into RAM is called
A.
BIOS
B.
Bootstrap program
AnswerC.
Device driver
D.
Supervisor program
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
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.