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Which component gets things running until the operating system takes over

a. BIOS
b. command line interface
c. virtualization
d. Microsoft

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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The basic input/output system (BIOS) is software that is contained on a memory chip on the computer's motherboard and is the first software that is run whenever a computer is started. It gets things running until the operating system takes over

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