UGC NET CSE | October 2020 | Part 1 | Question: 31

Question

A type of memory that holds the computer startup routine is

• A. Cache
• B. RAM
• C. DRAM
• D. ROM

Comments

BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system after it is powered. BIOS is a small firmware stored in ROM.

Answer 1

 

The correct answer is Read-Only Memory ( ROM )   ….

ROM is a type of memory circuitry that holds the computer's startup routine…

The ROM BIOS tells the computer how to access the hard disk, find the operating system, and load it into RAM….

 

1.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only_memory