Multiple choice

Which part of the operating system manages the essential peripherals, such as the keyboard, screen, disk drives, and parallel and serial ports?

  1. Basic input/output system

  2. Secondary input/output system

  3. Peripheral input/output system

  4. Marginal input/output system

  5. None of these

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is the firmware that manages essential peripherals like keyboard, screen, and disk drives during computer startup. It provides the fundamental interface between hardware and software, making 'Basic input/output system' the correct answer.