Which of the following is the next step a router performs on startup after it has loaded an IOS image and transferred control to the IOS image?

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.

D
Explanation: D) After the IOS has control, it will load the startup-config file into running-config and begin operation. This is why it is important to always saved desired changes to startup-config.