A manager is booting a tablet that has Windows 8 installed. The boot process is currently working on the following step: POST. What is the next step that will happen in the boot process?
- BIOS locates and reads the configuration settings that are stored in the CMOS memory.
- WinLoad reads the registry files, chooses a hardware profile, and loads the device drivers.
- The Windows kernel takes over the boot process.
- WinLoad loads two files that make up the core of Windows: NTOSKRNL.EXE and HAL.DLL.
Explanation: Boot Sequence for Windows:
– Power on Self Test (POST)
– POST for each adapter card that has a BIOS
– BIOS reads the MBR
– MBR takes over control of the boot process and starts BOOTMGR
– BOOTMGR reads the Boot Configuration Data file to know which OS to load and where to find the OS on the boot partition
– BOOTMGR invokes WINLOAD.EXE in order to load the NTOSKRNL.EXE file and HAL.DLL
– BOOTMGR reads the registry files and loads device drivers
– NTOSKRNL.EXE starts the WINLOGON.EXE program and displays the Windows login screen.
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