During the Windows startup process, which file is responsible for identifying the hardware inside of the computer?
A) NTBOOTDD.SYS
B) NTDETECT.COM
C) NTOSKRNL.EXE
D) HAL.DLL
The answer: B) NTDETECT.COM
The NTDETECT file is invoked by the NT Loader (NTLDR). NTDETECT determines what hardware is in the computer and reports that information back to the NTLDR.
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