An operating system designed to run the entire machine from an optical disc is referred to as a
A)Boot floppy
B)Live CD
C)Installation CD
D)Bootable thumbdrive

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An operating system designed to run the entire machine from an optical disc is known as a Live CD, as it allows the user to boot and operate an OS from the CD without actually installing it on the hard drive. Boot floppy and bootable thumb drive both refer to methods of booting an operating system, but they are not specific to optical discs. An installation CD is used to install the OS onto a hard drive, not to run it directly from the CD.

An Operating System Designed to Run the Entire Machine from an Optical