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79 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following handles the interconnection between most of the devices and the CPU?
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Southbridge
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What are the Northbridge and the Southbridge collectively known as?
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Chipset
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Where does the motherboard store the keyboard controller support program?
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ROM chip
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How many MB of programs do system ROM chips store?
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2
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Which of the following components is read-only?
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ROM
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Which chip acts as a clock to keep the current date and the time?
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CMOS
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Which chip is used to store information that describes specific device parameters?
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CMOS
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How can you easily clear the CMOS, including clearing the password?
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Unplug the PC and short the CMOS jumper
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From where can the boot option be selected?
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Advanced BIOS features
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About 99 percent of the BIOS business is controlled by two companies. Of the following, which one is not a major BIOS manufacturer?
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Intel
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Which chip contains the system BIOS and can hold data permanently, even without electricity?
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Flash ROM
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Which chip can be reprogrammed to update its contents?
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Flash ROM
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Where does a SCSI host adapter store its BIOS?
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Options ROM
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Where do modern PCs store CMOS settings?
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Flash ROM
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What's a method of clearing the CMOS password?
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Short a jumper on the motherboard
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What is POST?
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Power-on self test
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The computer is beeping constantly after you've booted it. What's a likely problem?
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RAM
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POST checks all of the following except:
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Software
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What is used to change or remove device drivers in Windows?
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Device Manager
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Where should you look to interpret different beep codes?
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BIOS manufacturer
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Where is POST located?
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System ROM
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Most modern systems have only a single beep code to indicate something is wrong. What is it?
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One long beep and three short beeps
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Which is the first electrical component to "wake up" when a computer is turned on?
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CPU
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What are programs stored on ROM chips called?
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Firmware
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Upgrading the BIOS is also known as ________________.
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flashing
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Which of the following is not a common key or key combination to enter CMOS setup?
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Scroll lock
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Several lines at the end of POST are used to find the operating system. What is this called?
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Bootstrap loader
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What did Intel create to go beyond the limits of the traditional 16-bit BIOS?
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EFI
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In 2005, what did Microsoft, Intel, AMI, Phoenix Technologies, AMD, HP, and Apple create to improve upon EFI?
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UEFI
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Modern processors now include which functions of the traditional chipset directly on the CPU?
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Northbridge
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What is the Southbridge now called in new AMD systems?
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Fusion Controller Hub (FCH)
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What advanced BIOS feature offers support for multiple software-based machines?
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Virtualization support
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What is the Southbridge also known as in Intel systems?
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Input/Output Controller Hub (ICH)
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Many CMOS setup menus allow changes to the CPU, RAM, and GPU, which supports __________.
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Overclocking
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What is the term for BIOs-based security features that can track the PC's location if it is stolen?
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LoJack
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What used to be an essential tool for techs, but today it is rarely used on a dead PC?
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POST card
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What BIOS feature allows a PC to boot without any local storage by retrieving an OS from a server over a network?
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PXE
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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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Flashing ROM
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All of the following are characteristics of UEFI motherboards EXCEPT:
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Limited to MBR partitions less than 2.2TB
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ROM chips are ___________________, meaning that the information stored on ROM is not erased even when the computer is turned off.
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nonvolatile
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The ____________________ includes the Northbridge and Southbridge chips on a motherboard.
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Chipset
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The ____________________ chip handles the functions of the keyboard controller.
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Southbridge
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The keyboard controller stores the scan code in A(n) ____________________.
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Register
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A ROM chip on the motherboard is called ____________________.
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System ROM
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Some CMOS setup programs allow you to control the ATA Security Mode Feature Set, also commonly referred to as ____________________.
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DriveLock
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The ____________________ acts as a secure cryptoprocessor that can usually be turned on or off or else enabled or disabled in the CMOS setup program.
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TPM
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Programs stored on ROM chips are called ____________________.
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Firmware
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____________________ refers to updating the system BIOS.
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Flashing ROM
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The Advanced Chipset Features screen deals with extremely low-level ____________________ functions.
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Chipset
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The Integrated Peripherals screen is used to configure, enable, or disable the ____________________.
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Onboard devices
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Every time a key is pressed on the keyboard, the ____________________ chip in the keyboard notices which key has been pressed.
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Scanning
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____________ is the primary tool used to manually change or remove the drivers for any particular device.
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Device Manager
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The CMOS Setup program can be configured to force users to enter a ____________________ every time the system boots for security purposes.
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Password
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Windows keeps a list of what drivers should be loaded in a database called the ________________.
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Registry
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Some CMOS setup utilities enable you to create two passwords: one for boot and another for the CMOS ___________________ program.
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Setup
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Video cards have their own ____________________ for internal functions.
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BIOS
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A separate memory chip called the ____________________ chip stores the information that describes specific device parameters.
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CMOS
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All devices need a BIOS. If it's not built into the system BIOS, devices bring their own BIOS with ____________________ or ____________________.
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Option ROM or Device drivers
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The __________ program checks out the system every time the computer boots
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POST
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The POST gives a long, rather annoying buzzing that doesn't stop. This indicates ____________________.
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A RAM issue
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Upon power-up, the CPU determines whether the power supply is working correctly by monitoring a(n) ____________________ wire.
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Power good
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The POST cards snap into the ____________________ slots in a system.
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Expansion
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A bootable disk is also called a(n) ____________________ disk.
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System
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With the help of the Southbridge, the CPU uses the _______ to communicate with all other parts of the PC.
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EDB
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The ____________________ extends the address bus to all the other parts of the PC.
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Southbridge
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The bootstrap loader is a few dozen lines of ______________ code tacked to the end of the POST program.
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BIOS
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Programs stored on erasable media are collectively called ____________________.
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Firmware
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The CPU uses the ____________________ to communicate with devices.
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Address Bus/BIOS
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The component that stores data read by BIOS, but does not store programs, is known as _______________.
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CMOS
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The __________________ screen in BIOS is one of the few menu items that aren't needed in modern PCs.
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PnP/PCI
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Many motherboards support the ___________________ feature provided by the computer case, or chassis.
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Chasis Intrusion Detection
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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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POST
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The CPU reads a special wire called ___________ as soon as the power supply provides the proper voltage.
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Power good
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A(n) ____________________ chip stores the information that describes specific device parameters.
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CMOS
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UEFI motherboards support a newer type of hard drive partitioning called __________, which makes it possible to boot partitions larger than 2.2 TB.
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GPT
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A removable disk containing an updated __________ is usually used to flash ROM.
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BIOS file
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_____ enables you to boot a PC without any local storage by retrieving an OS from a server over a network.
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PXE
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Many PCs have CMOS setup menus that display information about the CPU, RAM, and GPU and include controls for __________ them.
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Overclocking
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The __________ can be used to change the voltage and multiplier settings on the motherboard for the CPU from the defaults.
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M.I.T.
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