BIOS

Question 1

What’s the correct boot sequence for a PC?

Answer 1

Power good, CPU, POST, Boot Loader, OS

Question 2

What is the BIOS?

Answer 2

Basic Input/Output System. Allows the OS to interact with certain hardware of your computer

Question 3

What does POST stand for? What is it?

Answer 3

Power on self test. It is a series of system checks performed by the BIOS and other component.

Question 4

What are you doing when you “flash the BIOS”?

Answer 4

Updating it.

Question 5

What does UEFI and BIOS stand for?

Answer 5

1. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface.

2. Basic Input Output System

Question 6

What did the first release of Windows 8 not have on the desktop?

Answer 6

A Start Button

Question 7

What is secure boot?

Answer 7

UEFI feature the secures the boot by requiring properly signed digital software.

Question 8

What does AHCI do, and how do you enable it?

Answer 8

AHCI enables “hot swapping” and other advanced features for SATA.

It must be enabled in the BIOS before the OS is installed.

Question 9

What is the term that refers to technology that allows for storing passwords, certificates, or encryption keys in a hardware chip?

Answer 9

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Question 10

What is TPM?

Answer 10

Security used for HDD encryption. Stores keys, passwords, certificates, or encryption keys.

Question 11

What are all the features of UEFI ?

Answer 11

1. DRM support
2. GUI mode
3. Mouse support
4. Secure boot
5. Network access