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1. Answer B is correct. Most of the time a computer’s BIOS/UEFI will be configured to boot to the hard drive first. To boot from an optical disc, you might need to change the boot sequence, otherwise known as the boot order or boot priority, and place the optical drive first. However, if the hard drive is brand new and blank, you might be able to still boot from the optical disc, even if the optical drive is not first on the list. This will depend on the system, but essentially, the BIOS/UEFI will see that the drive is blank and move on to the next boot media on the list. Keep in mind that you might boot to a disc with an operating system for other reasons than installing the OS (for example, ...

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