Multiple choice

The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the computer's

  1. CPU

  2. platform

  3. BIOS

  4. CMOS
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The platform is the combination of hardware architecture (processor) and operating system software that defines the computing environment. This term describes the foundation on which applications run. CPU is just the processor, BIOS is firmware that initializes hardware, and CMOS is memory storing BIOS settings - none capture the combined hardware+software concept.

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