Chapter 5 Flashcards
all in one by mike myers
1
Q
UEFI
A
Unified extensible firmware interface
2
Q
ROM
A
Read Only Memory
3
Q
CMOS
A
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
4
Q
BIOS
A
Basic Input, Output System
5
Q
POST
A
Powered On Self Test
6
Q
Boot Sector
A
Setting aside a specific location to boot an operating system
7
Q
Bootable Disk or System disk
A
device with functional operating system
8
Q
PXE
A
Preboot Execution Enviroment
9
Q
Flashing BIOS
A
Firmware update
10
Q
Non volatile chip
A
Memory is not deleted after system is turned off
11
Q
BIOS was created when ?
A
In 1981,
12
Q
What replaced BIOS?
A
UEFI
13
Q
UEFI device drivers are called
A
UEFI services
14
Q
What are Boot options?
A
Options set up when your system is booting to allow as a guide to the operating system through certain channels
15
Q
TPM
A
Trusted Platform Module ,
it is the security chip, most common use is to encrypt hard disk
