Which component stores information on how each service or driver service should be started?

Which component stores information on how each service or driver service should be started?

• A. Task Manager
• B. Event Viewer
• C. Service Control Manager
• D. Registry

Answer: (C)

The Service Control Manager is responsible for how each service or driver starts. It holds the startup configuration for every service—whether a service should start automatically at boot, start manually, or be disabled—and it manages dependencies so services start in the correct order. When the system boots or when a service is started or stopped, the SCM uses this information to coordinate the service lifecycle. The actual settings are stored in the registry, but the central component that maintains and applies these startup rules is the Service Control Manager.

The Service Control Manager is responsible for how each service or driver starts. It holds the startup configuration for every service—whether a service should start automatically at boot, start manually, or be disabled—and it manages dependencies so services start in the correct order. When the system boots or when a service is started or stopped, the SCM uses this information to coordinate the service lifecycle. The actual settings are stored in the registry, but the central component that maintains and applies these startup rules is the Service Control Manager.