Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

System clock is not working properly. (The Date/ Time is not being saved). What is causing the problem?

  1. Motherboard issue

  2. weak CMOS battery

  3. Corrupt OS

  4. Some other issue
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) battery maintains the BIOS settings and system clock configuration when the computer is powered off. When this battery becomes weak or dies, the system cannot retain date/time settings, causing them to reset every time the computer restarts. This is a common hardware issue in older computers. Motherboard issues or OS corruption would typically cause different symptoms.

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