Question

The initial routine is often referred to as

(a) Initial program

(b) Bootstrap program

(c) Final program

(d) Initial embedded program

This question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

Enquiry is from Memory and Peripherals of Embedded System in division Embedded System of Embedded Systems

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Bootstrap program

To explain I would say: ROM contains the program which is capable of obtaining the full software from another source within or outside of the system. This initialisation routine is also referred to as bootstrap program or routine.