801 25q

Question 1

After completing the initial diagnostics and assigning system resources, the startup BIOS program checks for information about secondary storage devices that might contain the OS. The list of devices and the order in which they should be checked can be found and arranged in the CMOS setup utility, and this option is commonly referred to as

Answer 1

Boot sequence

Question 2

After a normal system shutdown, when the computer is turned off, contents of the memory used to store BIOS settings are

Answer 2

Retained

Question 3

What is LoJack?

Answer 3

Security feature used for locating stolen desktops, laptops, or tablets

Question 4

Term refers to a technology that allows for storing passwords, certificates, or encryption keys in a hardware chip

Answer 4

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Question 5

Which of the following are power management specifications? (Select two answers)

Answer 5

ACPI

APM

Question 6

In modern PCs, the procedure of replacing BIOS contents in order to upgrade to a newer version is sometimes referred to as

Answer 6

Flashing the BIOS

Question 7

Which of the following acronyms refers to a series of basic hardware diagnostic tests performed by the startup BIOS after the computer is powered on

Answer 7

POST

Question 8

What kind of security features can be set in BIOS? (Select two that apply)

Answer 8

User password required to proceed when the computer is powered on
Password-restricted access to the BIOS setup utility

Question 9

A computer supporting LoJack technology has two main components installed: an Application Agent residing in the operating system which sends tracking signals to the monitoring center allowing the law enforcement to locate and recover stolen device, and Persistence Module which restores the Application Agent and allows it to survive operating system re-installation or hard drive format. The highest level of security offered by LoJack can be achieved when Persistence Module resides in

Answer 9

Computer’s BIOS

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of firmware

Answer 10

Basic Input / Output System (BIOS)

Question 11

Chassis intrusion detection is an option that can be enabled / disabled in the BIOS setup utility (if a BIOS comes equipped with this feature). Coupled with a hardware sensor mounted inside the computer case, this option can be used to check if the case was opened and display a notification alert during next boot

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Which of the following resources can be used by an operating system to communicate with hardware? (Select two answers)

Answer 12

System BIOS

Device drivers

Question 13

After replacing a modular hardware component inside computer case, the updated information about specific parameters of the new device is stored in

Answer 13

CMOS RAM

Question 14

A BIOS might be reflashed in order to: (Select three that apply)

Answer 14

Fix known programming errors discovered in the current BIOS version
Repair damaged BIOS
Provide support for new types of attached hardware

Question 15

The CMOS setup utility can be accessed by pressing:

Answer 15

The key set by the motherboard manufacturer for accessing CMOS setup utility during boot

Question 16

A software embedded into a hardware chip is also referred to as

Answer 16

Firmware

Question 17

After launching Windows Virtual PC application technician receives error message stating that the hardware-assisted virtualization (HAV) feature is not enabled on the computer. Which of the following steps might help in fixing this problem?

Answer 17

Getting into the CMOS setup utility and enabling the virtualization technology setting

Question 18

Which Windows OS utility can be used to view basic information about computer’s BIOS

Answer 18

MSINFO32.EXE

Question 19

CMOS settings can be set to factory defaults by (Select three that apply)

Answer 19

Using a jumper that can be found on the motherboard
Reseating the CMOS battery on the motherboard
Choosing the default configuration option in the CMOS setup utility

Question 20

Which of the following terms refer to BIOS types that can be updated without removing the BIOS chip from a motherboard? (Select two answers)

Answer 20

EEPROM

Flash Memory

Question 21

While trying to enable the entire drive encryption feature in Windows technician receives the following error message: “A compatible Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security Device must be present on this computer, but a TPM was not found”. Knowing that the system has a TPM chip installed, which of the following steps might help in solving this problem?

Answer 21

Enabling the TPM security feature in CMOS setup menu

Question 22

Which of the following acronyms refers to an integrated circuit that keeps track of the current time in a PC?

Answer 22

RTC

Question 23

Which of the following are the features offered by LoJack? (Select three that apply)

Answer 23

Remote sanitation (removal of data)
Remote device lock to deny access to any unauthorized users
Ability to track down the physical location of a stolen device

Question 24

The term “BIOS extension” refers to a situation where peripheral cards such as hard-drive controllers or video display adapters come equipped with their own BIOS chips to provide additional functionality or to replace the motherboard BIOS services with their own versions of those services. BIOS found on extension cards is also referred to as:

Answer 24

Option ROM

Question 25

In order to retain its configuration data, CMOS RAM requires constant supply of electricity which is provided by the:

Answer 25

CMOS battery