Briefly explain what happen during power on self test (POST)

Briefly explain what happen during power on self test (POST)

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-A line of text start scrolling up on the screen
-Check on the existence and conditions of the drives such as keyboard, monitor and mouse
-If a problem occurs due to malfunction, the process is halted and error message is displayed on the screen

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on October 1, 2019 at 07:05

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