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What is the correct order of the traditional Linux boot process?
- AFirmware (BIOS/UEFI) → bootloader → kernel → init/systemd
- BBootloader → firmware (BIOS/UEFI) → init/systemd → kernel
- CKernel → firmware (BIOS/UEFI) → bootloader → init/systemd
- DInit/systemd → kernel → bootloader → firmware (BIOS/UEFI)
Why this is the answer
Firmware initializes hardware and hands off to the bootloader, which loads the kernel, which then starts PID 1 (init or systemd). The other orders invert this fixed hand-off chain.
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