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1. Which component handles the interconnection be- D.

tween most devices and the CPU? PCH
A.
flash ROM

B.
RAM

C.
ROM

D.
PCH

2. The _______________ extends the data bus to every C.

device on the PC. chipset
A.
internal bus

B.
MCC

C.
chipset

D.
controllers

3. Every time you press a key on your keyboard, a A.

scanning chip sends a coded pattern of ones and scan code
zeros called the _______________ to the keyboard
controller.
A.
scan code

B.
key code

C.
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controller code

D.
keyboard code

4. The keyboard controller has its own B.

_______________. codebook
A.
flash ROM

B.
codebook

C.
UEFI

D.
RTC

5. Every PC ships with a program built into the system C.

ROM called the _______________ that enables you to system setup utili-
access and modify CMOS data. ty
A.
Real-time clock (RTC)

B.
EZ Flash

C.
system setup utility

D.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

6. When you press a key on the keyboard, what does the B.

scanning chip in the keyboard send to the keyboard Scan code
controller?
A.
Byte code

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B.
Scan code

C.
Instruction

D.
Number

7. The keyboard controller has its own D.

_______________. codebook
A.
DRAM

B.
hard drive

C.
bus

D.
codebook

8. Which component is a read-only device? D.

A. ROM
DRAM

B.
Hard disk

C.
RAM

D.
ROM

9. Which chip contains the system BIOS and can hold A.

data permanently, even without electricity? Flash ROM

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A.
Flash ROM

B.
NVRAM

C.
RAM

D.
ROM

10. The _______________ acts as a secure cryptoproces- A.

sor, a hardware platform for the acceleration of cryp- Trusted Platform
tographic functions and the secure storage of associ- Module (TPM)
ated information.
A.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

B.
Digital Rights Management (DRM) processor

C.
Option ROM

D.
System BIOS

11. What are programs stored on ROM chips called? C.

A. Firmware
Applications

B.
Drivers

C.
Firmware

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D.
Software

12. Which chip acts as a clock to keep the current date A.

and the time? CMOS
A.
CMOS

B.
DVRAM

C.
RAM

D.
ROM

13. Which chip stores information that describes specific B.

device parameters? CMOS
A.
BIOS

B.
CMOS

C.
ROM

D.
System BIOS

14. What did Intel create to go beyond the limits of the A.

traditional 16-bit BIOS? UEFI
A.
UEFI

B.
TPM

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C.
DriveLock

D.
PCH

15. Which features/restrictions does UEFI support? B.

A. It allows booting to
It requires x86-compliant hardware. drives larger than
2.2 TB.
B.
It allows booting to drives larger than 2.2 TB.

C.
It boots directly from RAM.

D.
It only supports text-based setup

16. One of the most common uses of TPMs is D.

_______________ hard disk encryp-
A. tion
chassis intrusion detection

B.
CMOS failure

C.
detecting device driver issues

D.
hard disk encryption

17. The _______________ program checks out the system B.

every time the computer boots. POST
A.
TPM

B.

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POST

C.
POST card

D.
bootstrap loader

18. A(n) _______________ locks or unlocks access to the A.

system setup utility. administrator
A. password
administrator password

B.
encrypted key code

C.
User password

D.
TPM

19. From where can the boot sequence be specified? C.

A. Boot tab in UEFI
Advanced BIOS Features setup

B.
Advanced Chipset Features

C.
Boot tab in UEFI setup

D.
Power management Setup

20. Many CMOS setup menus allow changes to the CPU B.

and RAM, which supports _______________. overclocking
A.
overheating

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B.
overclocking

C.
multitasking

D.
multiprocessing

21. What advanced BIOS feature offers support for multi- D.

ple software-based machines? Virtualization sup-
A. port
Multiprocessing support

B.
Multitasking support

C.
Emulation support

D.
Virtualization support

22. What is the term for firmware-based security features A.

that can track the PC's location if it is stolen? LoJack
A.
LoJack

B.
HiJack

C.
TPM

D.
BitLocker

23.

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Where does a video card store its BIOS? A.
A. Option ROM
Option ROM

B.
Phoenix BIOS

C.
ROM

D.
System BIOS

24. Where are device drivers stored? D.

A. hard drive
BIOS

B.
CMOS

C.
DRAM

D.
hard drive

25. What does an option ROM contain? A.

A. BIOS for a specific
BIOS for a specific device device

B.
System options

C.
Windows setup

D.
Boot options

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26. What tool is used to change or remove device drivers C.
manually in Windows? Device Manager
A.
Control Panel

B.
[Link]

C.
Device Manager

D.
[Link]

27. Where does Windows store all of a system's informa- B.

tion, including that of device drivers? Registry
A.
System ROM

B.
Registry

C.
CMOS

D.
RAM

28. What is POST? C.

A. Power-on self test
Post-operative self test

B.
PC operating system test

C.
Power-on self test

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D.
Personal overall starter test

29. The computer is beeping constantly after you have C.

booted it. What is the likely cause of the problem? RAM
A.
CPU

B.
Registry

C.
RAM

D.
Power supply

30. What happens when a POST error occurs before a C.

video is available? POST will alert the
A. user with beeps.
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.

31. Where is POST located? A.

A. System ROM
System ROM

B.
CMOS

C.

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POST expansion card

D.
RAM

32. Most modern systems have only two beep codes to B.

indicate something is wrong. What are they? One long beep fol-
A. lowed by two or
One short beep followed by a continuous set of long three short beeps
beeps and a continuous set of short 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

33. What tech tool snaps into expansion slots and pro- B.
vides LED readout of the device POST is currently POST card
testing?
A.
POST chip

B.
POST card

C.
RAM counter

D.
voltage regulator

34.

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After a computer is turned on and power supply cir- A.
cuitry tests are completed, which electrical compo- CPU
nent "wakes up" first?
A.
CPU

B.
Keyboard

C.
Mouse

D.
RAM

35. Several lines at the end of POST are used to find the C.
operating system. What is this code called? Bootstrap loader
A.
CMOS

B.
Flash ROM

C.
Bootstrap loader

D.
[Link]

36. What BIOS feature allows a PC to boot without any C.

local storage by retrieving an OS from a server over a PXE
network?
A.
Flash ROM

B.
CMOS

C.

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PXE

D.
POST

37. How can you easily clear CMOS settings and change B.
them back to factory defaults? Change the posi-
A. tions of the CMOS
Unplug the PC and then restart within 10 seconds. clear wires.

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.

38. While replacing the coin battery on the motherboard, D.

how are CMOS settings retained? Leave the PC
A. plugged into an
Replace the old battery with a new one within 30 sec- AC outlet.
onds.

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.

39. Updating the BIOS is also known as C.

_______________. firmware updates
A.

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CMOS config

B.
driver/hardware updates

C.
firmware updates

D.
forcing the BIOS

40. The process of inserting a removable disk of some D.

sort (usually a USB thumb drive) containing an updat- Flashing the BIOS
ed BIOS file is called _______________.
A.
POST

B.
Preboot Execution Environment

C.
Virtualization support

D.
Flashing the BIOS

41. Early motherboards were covered in controller

_______________ chips.

42. With the help of the chipset, the CPU uses the data bus or exter-
_______________ to communicate with all other parts nal data bus
of the PC

43. The _______________ extends the address bus to all chipset

the other parts of the PC.

44. The CPU uses the _______________ to communicate address bus

with devices.

45. chipset
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In current computers the _______________ handles
the functions of the keyboard controller.

46. The keyboard controller stores the scan code in its register
own _______________.

47. Every time a key is pressed on the keyboard, the scanning

_______________ chip in the keyboard notices which
key has been pressed.

48. ROM chips are _______________, meaning that the nonvolatile

information stored on ROM is not erased even when
the computer is turned off.

49. A flash ROM chip on the motherboard is called system ROM

_______________.

50. Programs stored on ROM chips are called firmware

_______________.

51. _______________ handles all boot-loading duties; no UEFI or Uni-

more jumping from boot sector to boot sector. fied Extensible
Firmware Inter-
face or Unified Ex-
tensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI)

52. A separate memory chip called the _______________ complementary

chip stores all the various BIOS settings. metal-oxide
semiconductor
(CMOS) or
complementary
metal-oxide
semiconductor or
CMOS

53. CMOS handles the system's _______________ so you real-time clock

don't have to keep setting the time on every boot. (RTC) or
Real-time clock or
RTC
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54. UEFI stands for _______________ and is the BIOS Unified Extensi-
used in modern PCs. ble Firmware In-
terface (UEFI) or
Unified Extensi-
ble Firmware Inter-
face or UEFI

55. Every PC ships with a program built into the system system setup utili-
ROM called the _______________ that enables you to ty
access and modify CMOS data.

56. The _______________ tab of the graphical UEFI shows Monitor

information on CPU temperature.

57. The _______________ tab of the graphical UEFI sys- Boot

tem setup utility allows you to set the boot sequence.

58. A(n) _______________ password specified in BIOS se- administrator

curity settings locks or unlocks access to the system
setup utility.

59. A(n) _______________ password specified in BIOS se- user

curity settings locks or unlocks the computer booting
to an operating system.

60. Many PCs have CMOS setup menus that dis- CPU, RAM or
play information about the _______________ and RAM, CPU
_______________, and include controls for overclock-
ing them.

61. The _______________ tab of the graphical UEFI sys- Ai Tweaker

tem setup utility can be used to change the clock
multiplier, clock speeds, and voltages.

62. The _______________ is a UEFI protocol that secures Secure Boot

the boot process by requiring properly signed soft-
ware.

63. LoJack
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Some PC manufacturers include _______________
security features in their firmware— this way, if your
PC is stolen, you can track its location, install a key
logger, or even remotely shut down your computer.

64. The _______________ acts as a secure cryptoproces- Trusted Platform

sor that can usually be turned on or off or else enabled Module (TPM) or
or disabled in the CMOS setup program. Trusted Platform
Module or TPM

65. Many motherboards support the _______________ chassis intru-

feature provided by the computer case, or chassis. sion detection/no-
tification

66. All devices need a BIOS. If it is not built into the option ROM, de-
system BIOS, devices bring their own BIOS with vice drivers or de-
_______________ or _______________. vice drivers, option
ROM

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

68. Windows uses a special database called the Registry

_______________ that stores a list of the device dri-
vers on the system.

69. When the computer is turned on or reset, it initiates a power-on self test
special program stored on the ROM chip, called the (POST) or pow-
_______________. er-on self test or
POST

70. When you first power on the PC, the power supply cir- power good
cuitry tests for proper voltage and then sends a signal
down a special wire called the _______________ wire
to awaken the CPU.

71. CompTIA refers to beep codes as _______________. POST code beeps

72. RAM

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

73. POST cards snap into the _______________ slots in a expansion

system.

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

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

disk.

76. The bootstrap loader is a few dozen lines of BIOS

_______________ code tacked to the end of the POST
program.

77. When the CPU is awakened, it immediately sends a POST

built-in memory address via its address bus. This ad-
dress is the first line of the _______________ program.

78. The _______________ enables you to boot a PC with- preboot execu-

out any local storage by retrieving an OS from a server tion environment
over a network. (PXE) or preboot
execution environ-
ment or PXE

79. A failed BIOS/UEFI update— where something goes brick

wrong during the process—turns a computing device
into a(n) _______________, useless for anything but a
paperweight.

80. The phrase "_______________ the BIOS" refers to a flashing

firmware update.

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