Which two capabilities are provided by the OpenBoot PROM?
Answer options:
A. a command to safely shut down the system
B. hardware testing and initialization
C. booting from a disk or network
D. starting the GRUB loader
Answer correct:
BC
OpenBoot firmware is executed immediately after you turn on your system. The primary tasks of OpenBoot firmware are to: * Test and initialize the system hardware (B) * Determine the hardware configuration *Boot the operating system from either a mass storage device or from a network (C) *Provide interactive debugging facilities for testing hardware and software