BIOS

Question 1

BIOS

Answer 1

Basic Input/Output Services

Contains POST and System Startup Utility (CMOS)

Question 2

Firmware

Answer 2

Code that is burned onto a chip as opposed to software

Question 3

POST

Answer 3

Power On Self Test

First thing that is executed by CPU on startup.

Broadcasts a “check if you have any issues” to hardware connected to the motherboard.

Question 4

POST Beep Codes

Answer 4

A speaker on the motherboard that will have different beeps to “display” where the errors are.

“No RAM” beep code will continue until system is powered off

Question 5

POST Cards

Answer 5

External system hardware, or sometimes built into a motherboard, that will display a 2 digit hexadecimal error code.

Question 6

System Setup

Answer 6

Hold down a specific key to get to the System Setup menu before the OS boots

Question 7

System Setup Settings

Answer 7

Boots Options, Firmware updates, Security settings, interface configuration, CPU overclocking features, Security (Passwords for before windows even starts)

Question 8

UEFI

Answer 8

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

Replaced traditional 16-bit BIOS in modern Systems

Question 9

CMOS Battery

Answer 9

Used to supply the motherboard with the small power it needs, when the computer is offline, to keep extremely important things running. Like the RTC (real time clock)

A bad battery can wreck havoc on today’s systems

Question 10

Flashing

Answer 10

Flashing the ROM (read-only memory) updates the firmware on flash chip that’s on your motherboard

Before doing this make sure you have Good Power and a Complete copy of the BIOS flash update file