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-As soon as the machine is powered on,it inspects the computer to determine what hardware is fitted and then conducts and then conducts some simple test to check that every component is working normally,a process called self test
-Recognizes plug and play devices and assigns their resources
-Allows the pc's set up configuration to be viewed and edited
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