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What is the purpose of the boot loader?
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The correct answer is B) The first program executed by firmware that loads the OS kernel from disk into memory and transfers control to it
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Correct Answer
The first program executed by firmware that loads the OS kernel from disk into memory and transfers control to it
Explanation
Boot loaders (GRUB, Windows Boot Manager) are loaded by BIOS/UEFI from the boot sector. They load and start the OS kernel, enabling multi-boot configurations.
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