Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test (POST)?

The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the—

Ensuring that the essential peripheral devices are attached and operational is the ____________ process.

The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in:

The ____________, stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.

All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT: