What is the first step taken by a router when it powers on?

A) It performs a POST process.
B) It copies a bootstrap program from ROM to RAM and runs it.
C) It decides which IOS image to load into RAM and loads the OS.
D) It finds the startup-config file and loads it into RAM as the running-config.

A
Explanation: A) After the router powers on, it performs a power-on self-test (POST) to discover hardware components and verify that they work correctly.

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