Practice Test 14

Question 1

What acronym refers to a series of basic hardware diagnostic tests performed by the startup BIOS after the computer is powered on?

Answer 1

POST

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Flash Memory (in modern PCs) or CMOS RAM (in older PCs)

Question 3

BIOS configuration settings can be set to factory defaults by doing what?

Answer 3

Using a jumper on the motherboard, reseating the CMOS batteries in older PCs and Choosing the default configuration option in the BIOS interface

Question 4

What is UEFI?

Answer 4

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), with firmware just meaning ‘software embedded into hardware’. Meaning they just carry more out of the box support for things like larger storage devices and other add-ons like mice +DRM Support

Question 5

What BIOS configuration option allows to mitigate the risk of malware infection?

Answer 5

USB configuration settings

Question 6

Modern BIOS configuration interface provides a wide range of advanced hardware-related options which might typically include what?

Answer 6

Viewing info about hardware, enabling/disabling integrated hardware/functionalities and configuring the parameters of hardware.

Question 7

What type of password provides the highest level of permissions in BIOS?

Answer 7

The Supervisor password.

Question 8

What refers to the characteristic features of TPM?

Answer 8

TPM (Trusted Platform Module). Typically, in the form of a chip embedded into computer motherboard, International standard for a secure cryptoprocessor and Designed to secure hardware through cryptographic functions

Question 9

What refers to the characteristic features of HSM?

Answer 9

HSM (Hardware Security Module). Typically, in the form of an expansion card or an external device and Designed to secure hardware through cryptographic functions. But is not the international standard.

Question 10

What denotes a 32-bit CPU architecture?

Answer 10

x86

Question 11

What denotes a 64-bit CPU architecture?

Answer 11

x64

Question 12

What does a (Program Files 84x) folder indicate?

Answer 12

Relatively little, x64 PC may have a (Program Files 84x) folder. This just means it has some programs that utilise a 32-bit architecture, not that the computer itself does.

Question 13

A CPU design based on an instruction set that tries to improve speed by utilizing relatively few and simple instructions is referred to as what?

Answer 13

RISC and ARM

Question 14

A set of Intel CPU hardware enhancements improving support for virtualization is referred to as what?

Answer 14

VT-x