Multiple choice technology

Ensuring that the essential peripheral devices are attached and operational is the ____________ process.

  1. configuration

  2. CMOS

  3. POST

  4. ROM
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C Correct answer
Explanation

POST (Power-On Self-Test) is the process that verifies essential peripheral devices are connected and functional during system startup. It checks components like keyboard, mouse, disk drives, and other critical hardware before the OS loads. Configuration (A) is a general setup process. CMOS (B) stores BIOS settings. ROM (C) is read-only memory chips.

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