Deck 6: Bios

Question 1

From where can the boot sequence be specified?

A)Advanced BIOS Features
B)Advanced Chipset Features
C)Boot tab in UEFI setup
D)Power management Setup

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is the Southbridge is now called in new AMD systems?

A)Input/Output Controller Hub (ICH)
B)Fusion Controller Hub (FCH)
C)Memory Controller Chip (MCC)
D)L3 Cache

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What did Intel create to go beyond the limits of the traditional 16-bit BIOS?

A)UEFI
B)TPM
C)DriveLock
D)Chip creep

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which chip can be reprogrammed to update its contents?

A)Flash ROM
B)RAM
C)ROM
D)System BIOS

Question 5

The set of Northbridge and the Southbridge are collectively known as the _______________.

A)internal bus
B)MCC
C)chipset
D)controllers

Question 6

Where does the motherboard store the keyboard controller support program?

A)In DRAM
B)On the hard drive
C)In RAM
D)On a ROM chip

Question 7

Which chip stores information that describes specific device parameters?

A)BIOS
B)CMOS
C)ROM
D)System BIOS

Question 8

When you press a key on the keyboard, what does the scanning chip in the keyboard send to the keyboard controller?

A)Byte code
B)Scan code
C)Instruction
D)Number

Question 9

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

A)Northbridge
B)RAM
C)ROM
D)Southbridge

Question 10

What are programs stored on ROM chips called?

A)Applications
B)Drivers
C)Firmware
D)Software

Question 11

Many CMOS setup menus allow changes to the CPU and RAM, which supports _______________.

A)overheating
B)overclocking
C)multitasking
D)multiprocessing

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Which chip acts as a clock to keep the current date and the time?

A)CMOS
B)DVRAM
C)RAM
D)ROM

Question 14

Which chip contains the system BIOS and can hold data permanently, even without electricity?

A)Flash ROM
B)NVRAM
C)RAM
D)ROM

Question 15

Which component is a read-only device?

A)DRAM
B)Hard disk
C)RAM
D)ROM

Question 16

Who determines the key combination for entering CMOS setup at boot time?

A)Motherboard manufacturers
B)BIOS manufacturers
C)Users
D)Chip vendors

Question 17

Which features/restrictions does UEFI support?

A)It requires x86-compliant hardware.
B)It allows booting to drives larger than 2.2 TB.
C)It boots directly from RAM.
D)It toasts a perfect bagel.

Question 18

What is the Southbridge also known as in Intel systems?

A)Fusion Controller Hub (FCH)
B)BIOS Control Hub (BCH)
C)Input/Output Controller Hub (ICH)
D)Memory Controller Chip (MCC)

Question 19

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

A)Northbridge
B)Southbridge
C)MCC
D)ECC

Question 20

Where do modern PCs store CMOS settings?

A)BIOS
B)Flash ROM
C)NVRAM
D)Southbridge

Question 21

What happens when a POST error occurs before a video is available?

A)The computer will automatically shut down.
B)POST will attempt to correct the error.
C)POST will alert the user with beeps.
D)The error is displayed as text after video is available.

Question 22

After a computer is turned on and power supply circuitry tests are completed, which electrical component "wakes up" first?

A)CPU
B)Keyboard
C)Mouse
D)RAM

Question 23

What is the term for BIO-based security features that can track the PC's location if it is stolen?

A)LoJack
B)HiJack
C)TPM
D)BitLocker

Question 24

Where are device drivers stored?

A)BIOS
B)CMOS
C)DRAM
D)hard disk

Question 25

What is POST?

A)Post-operative self test
B)PC operating system test
C)Power-on self test
D)Personal overall starter test

Question 26

What tech tool snaps into expansion slots and provides LED readout of the device POST is currently testing?

A)POST chip
B)POST card
C)RAM counter
D)voltage regulator

Question 27

Where is POST located?

A)System ROM
B)CMOS
C)POST expansion card
D)RAM

Question 28

What BIOS feature allows a PC to boot without any local storage by retrieving an OS from a server over a network?

A)BIOS
B)CMOS
C)PXE
D)POST

Question 29

Upgrading the BIOS is also known as _______________.

A)CMOS config
B)driver/hardware updates
C)firmware upgrades
D)forcing the BIOS

Question 30

Where does a video card store its BIOS?

A)Option ROM
B)Phoenix BIOS
C)ROM
D)System BIOS

Question 31

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

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 beeps

Question 32

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

A)CMOS
B)Flash ROM
C)Bootstrap loader
D)boot.ini

Question 33

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

A)System ROM
B)Registry
C)CMOS
D)RAM

Question 34

What tool is used to change or remove device drivers manually in Windows?

A)Control Panel
B)CONFIG.SYS
C)Device Manager
D)SYSTEM.INI

Question 35

The computer is beeping constantly after you have booted it.What is the likely cause of the problem?

A)CPU
B)Registry
C)RAM
D)Power supply

Question 36

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

A)POST
B)Preboot Execution Environment
C)Virtualization support
D)Flashing the BIOS

Question 37

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

A)Replace the old battery with a new one within 30 seconds.
B)Flash the BIOS to create a backup copy of CMOS settings.
C)Change the boot sequence in the CMOS setup utility prior to changing the battery.
D)Leave the PC plugged into an AC outlet.

Question 38

How can you easily clear CMOS settings and change them back to factory defaults?

A)Unplug the PC and then restart within 10 seconds.
B)Change the positions of the CMOS clear wires.
C)Issue a CMOS command from the command line.
D)You cannot clear the CMOS back to factory settings.

Question 39

What advanced BIOS feature offers support for multiple software-based machines?

A)Multiprocessing support
B)Multitasking support
C)Emulation support
D)Virtualization support

Question 40

What does an option ROM contain?

A)BIOS for a specific device
B)System options
C)Windows setup
D)Boot options

Question 41

The _______________ extends the address bus to all the other parts of the PC.

Question 42

With the help of the chipset, the CPU uses the _______________ to communicate with all other parts of the PC.

Question 43

The _______________ chip handles the functions of the keyboard controller.

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

Programs stored on ROM chips are called _______________.

Question 47

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

Question 48

A(n) _______________ password specified in BIOS security settings locks or unlocks the computer booting to an operating system.

Question 49

The _______________ includes the Northbridge and Southbridge chips on a motherboard.

Question 50

UEFI stands for _______________ and is the BIOS used in modern PCs.

Question 51

A(n) _______________ chip stores the information that describes specific device parameters.

Question 52

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

Question 53

The _______________ allows you to modify the system settings at boot time.

Question 54

ROM chips are _______________, meaning that the information stored on ROM is not erased even when the computer is turned off.

Question 55

A(n) _______________ password specified in BIOS security settings locks or unlocks access to the system setup utility.

Question 56

A flash ROM chip on the motherboard is called _______________.

Question 57

PCs used 16-bit BIOS that required x86-compliant hardware until really large _______________ (3+ terabytes) came on the market.

Question 58

The CPU uses the _______________ to communicate with devices.

Question 59

A separate memory chip called the _______________ chip stores the information that describes specific device parameters.

Question 60

The keyboard controller stores the scan code in its own _______________

Question 61

The bootstrap loader is a few dozen lines of _______________ code tacked to the end of the POST program.

Question 62

A bootable disk is also called a(n) _______________ disk.

Question 63

Windows uses a special database called the _______________ that stores a list of the device drivers on the system.

Question 64

Upon power-up, the CPU determines whether the power supply is working correctly by monitoring a(n) _______________ wire.

Question 65

The _______________ tab of the graphical UEFI system setup utility can be used to change the clock multiplier, clock speeds, and voltages.

Question 66

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

Question 67

The _______________ acts as a secure cryptoprocessor that can usually be turned on or off or else enabled or disabled in the CMOS setup program.

Question 68

For flashing the BIOS, a removable disk containing an updated _______________ file is typically used.

Question 69

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

Question 70

All devices need a BIOS.If it is not built into the system BIOS, devices bring their own BIOS with _______________ or _______________.

Question 71

Some CMOS setup programs allow you to control the ATA Security Mode Feature Set, also commonly referred to as _______________.

Question 72

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

Question 73

The POST cards snap into the _______________ slots in a system.

Question 74

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

Question 75

When the CPU is awakened, it immediately sends a built-in memory address via its address bus.This address is the first line of the _______________ program.

Question 76

The _______________ enables you to boot a PC without any local storage by retrieving an OS from a server over a network.

Question 77

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

Question 78

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

Question 79

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

Question 80

The phrase "_______________ the BIOS" refers to updating the system BIOS.