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Which of the following can you use to boot a system? [Choose all that apply]

a) CD-ROM/DVD
b) Network adapter
c) USB drive
d) Internet connection

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Final answer:

A system can be booted using a CD-ROM/DVD, a network adapter through PXE, or a USB drive with a bootable partition. An internet connection alone is not a bootable option.

Step-by-step explanation:

To boot a system means to start it up or initiate its operating system. The devices you can use to boot a system are:

  • CD-ROM/DVD: An optical drive can be used to boot a system if it contains a bootable CD or DVD with an operating system installation or live system environment.
  • Network adapter: Using a process known as PXE (Preboot Execution Environment), a computer can be booted remotely from a server over a network.
  • USB drive: If it has a bootable partition, a USB drive can initiate the startup sequence of a computer.

However, an internet connection alone cannot be used to boot a system as it does not directly interface with the computer's hardware to initiate the boot process.

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