Question 1

Which two companies control about 99 percent of the BIOS business?

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A)  Intel and AMD
B)  American Megatrends (AMI)  and Phoenix Technology
C)  HP and Dell
D)  Western Digital and IBME) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What happens if the CMOS battery is replaced with the computer unplugged?

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Question 3

Compare the function of the Northbridge chip versus the Southbridge chip.

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The function of the Northbridg...

Question 4

When the computer is turned on or reset, it initiates a special program stored on the ROM chip, called the _______________.

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power-on s...

Question 5

Which component handles the interconnection between most devices and the CPU?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northbridge
B)  RAM
C)  ROM
D)  SouthbridgeE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Define basic input/output services (BIOS).

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BIOS is a collection of hundre...

Question 7

Many motherboards support the _______________ feature provided by the computer case, or chassis.

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chassis in...

Question 8

What action is needed when the clock in Windows resets itself to January 1st every time the system is rebooted?

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If the clock in Windows resets...

Question 9

Which component is a read-only device?

Accepted Answer

A)  DRAM
B)  Hard disk
C)  RAM
D)  ROME) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Most modern systems have only two beep codes to indicate something is wrong.What are they?

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A)  One short beep followed by a continuous set of long beeps and a continuous set of short beeps
B)  One long beep followed by two or three short beeps and a continuous set of short beeps
C)  A continuous set of short beeps and a series of three long beeps followed by one short beep
D)  A continuous set of long beeps and three short beeps followed by one or two long beepsE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

What does an option ROM contain?

Accepted Answer

A)  BIOS for a specific device
B)  System options
C)  Windows setup
D)  Boot optionsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Where does Windows store all of a system's information, including that of device drivers?

Accepted Answer

A)  System ROM
B)  Registry
C)  CMOS
D)  RAME) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Modern processors now include which functions of the traditional chipset directly on the CPU?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northbridge
B)  Southbridge
C)  MCC
D)  ECCE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Many PCs have CMOS setup menus that display information about the _______________ and _______________, and include controls for overclocking them.

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Question 15

What is a scan code?

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A scan code is the coded patte...

Question 16

The process of inserting a removable disk of some sort (usually a USB thumb drive)  containing an updated BIOS file is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  POST
B)  Preboot Execution Environment
C)  Virtualization support
D)  Flashing the BIOSE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

What is firmware?

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Firmware is a collec...

Question 18

Briefly describe LoJack.

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Some PC manufacturers include ...

Question 19

Which chip stores information that describes specific device parameters?

Accepted Answer

A)  BIOS
B)  CMOS
C)  ROM
D)  System BIOSE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

What should be done to resolve a CMOS configuration mismatch error?

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To resolve a CMOS configuratio...

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Which component is a read-only device?

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What is firmware?

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Many PCs have CMOS setup menus that display information about the _______________ and _______________, and include controls for overclocking them.

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What should be done to resolve a CMOS configuration mismatch error?

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Define basic input/output services (BIOS).

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The process of inserting a removable disk of some sort (usually a USB thumb drive) containing an updated BIOS file is called _______________.

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Briefly describe LoJack.

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What action is needed when the clock in Windows resets itself to January 1st every time the system is rebooted?

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When the computer is turned on or reset, it initiates a special program stored on the ROM chip, called the _______________.

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Which component handles the interconnection between most devices and the CPU?

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What does an option ROM contain?

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Which chip stores information that describes specific device parameters?

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Modern processors now include which functions of the traditional chipset directly on the CPU?

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What is a scan code?

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Which two companies control about 99 percent of the BIOS business?

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Compare the function of the Northbridge chip versus the Southbridge chip.

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Where does Windows store all of a system's information, including that of device drivers?

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Many motherboards support the _______________ feature provided by the computer case, or chassis.

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Most modern systems have only two beep codes to indicate something is wrong.What are they?

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What happens if the CMOS battery is replaced with the computer unplugged?

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