Because different brands of computers often imply different hardware, the operating system routines that communicate directly with the hardware might be quite different, but the routines that interface with the application program present a consistent __________ to the programs running on both machines.

a. platform
b. proprietary base
c. open base
d. The premise of this question is false.


a. platform

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