Subject
Computer Science
Topic
Computer Hardware
During startup, total memory is initially accounted for by the:
During startup, total memory is initially accounted for by the:
a)
CPUb)
BIOS/firmwarec)
RAMd)
ROM chip onlyExplanation
POST/BIOS probes RAM and reports it to the OS/bootloader. Modern systems use firmware tables (e.g., e820/ACPI) to describe memory maps.Related questions
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