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A systems administrator installs a small program built into a hardware device, such as a router's permanent control software stored in non-volatile memory, that directly controls the device's basic functions. What is this software called?

The software is firmware. It is stored in non-volatile memory inside a device such as a router and directly controls its basic functions. A compiler is a translator, whereas spreadsheet macros and word processors are application software and do not reside permanently in device hardware.

  1. AFirmwareCorrect
  2. BCompiler
  3. CSpreadsheet macro
  4. DWord processor

Explanation

Firmware is permanent software stored in non-volatile memory of a hardware device that controls its basic operations. A compiler translates source code to machine code, while macros and word processors are application-level tools.

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