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The OS is installed on the HD, just like any other program. The bootstrap process loads the OS from HD to main memory, where it is executed.
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When a user starts a computer portions of the operating system load into the computers hard disk from memory?
False
Where the operating system placed in computer?
Operating system is obviously resides in computer memory which is hard disk. But the main (booting) files are loaded into ROM by bootstrap loader at the time of start of the computer. Have you ever seen your C drive (or the drive which is for system, program files). This drive is on hard disk ... so OPERATING SYSTEM PLACED MAINLY ON HARD DISK...
What allows the operating system to store and organize files on a hard disk?
A file system allows the operating system to store and organize files on a hard disk.
Does the mini laptop have a hard disk drive. What is its operating system?
The operating system is Ubuntu Linux. It has a 4 GB Solid State hard disk Drive.
Where does the operating system reside on a computer?
Hard Disk
Is a virtual memory a special chip inside the hard disk?
No.Virtual memory is a file stored on the disk and managed by the operating system software. As needed the operating system copies blocks of internal memory out to this file to free internal memory and copies blocks from this file to internal memory when a program needs it again. To assist the operating system in this task the computer has to have virtual memory management hardware and interrupts.All of the hardware that is involved directly in the operation of virtual memory is part of the computer, not the harddisk.
Why must the memtest86 software run from boot disk?
The memory must be available, so no operating system can be loaded. Though technically there is no reason why you cant run it from a hard disk.
How does virtual memory optimize performance of your operating system?
It allows hard disk space to be used as RAM It acts as an overflow buffer for the physically available
Why is an operating system software handed from hard disk then a Rom chip?
The operating system has nothing to do with the ROM chip
What is a system disk?
It's your internal Hard Drive or the amount of space partitioned for your operating system on that hard drive
Does hard disk drive work when watch a movie on a CD?
If your running your operating system off your hard drive and didnt boot from a usb live stick then yes, your operating system accesses files as well as the movie player running. And paging files run if your out of memory.
Why is it important to check the minimum system requirements when installing an operating system?
The operating system is loaded into the computers internal memory (RAM) at start-up. The operating system needs to 'reserve' chunks of memory to enable it to perform its functions swiftly and accurately. If a computer doesn't have enough RAM, the computer cannot run the operating system efficiently, often using empty hard-disk space - which slows down the computer.
