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During the boot process, what does the firmware do after running the power on self-test (POST)?
During the boot process, what does the firmware do after running the power on self-test (POST)?
- Identifies the boot device (correct)
- Scans the disk for the master boot record (MBR)
- Loads the boot manager
- Passes control to the operating system's boot loader process
Which component of the boot process is responsible for reading the boot configuration data (BCD) file?
Which component of the boot process is responsible for reading the boot configuration data (BCD) file?
- The firmware
- The master boot record (MBR)
- The boot sector
- The boot manager (correct)
In UEFI boot mode, what does the firmware read on the boot device after the power on self-test (POST)?
In UEFI boot mode, what does the firmware read on the boot device after the power on self-test (POST)?
- The GUID partition table (GPT) (correct)
- The boot sector
- The master boot record (MBR)
- The EFI system partition
