Exam 6: Bios

While replacing the coin battery on the motherboard, how are CMOS settings retained?

The _______________ chip handles the functions of the keyboard controller.

What is POST?

What is the Registry in a Windows system?

Rather than being stored on option ROM, every video card contains its own _______________.

Why are ROM chips considered nonvolatile?

Several lines at the end of POST are used to find the operating system.What is this code called?

The POST gives a rather strange continuous noise that does not stop.This indicates a problem with _______________.

What is a boot sector?

The component that stores data read by BIOS, but does not store programs, is known as _______________.

The _______________ program checks out the system every time the computer boots

The _______________ is a UEFI protocol that secures the boot process by requiring properly signed software.

What are the functions of the system ROM?

Programs stored on ROM chips are called _______________.

What are programs stored on ROM chips called?

What is the function of the CMOS Setup program?

The _______________ tab of the graphical UEFI system setup utility allows you to set the boot sequence.

_______________ utility is the primary tool used to manually change or remove the drivers for any particular device.

How do CMOS settings support overclocking?

Every time a key is pressed on the keyboard, the _______________ chip in the keyboard notices which key has been pressed.