A Domain 1.0 HARDWARE

A Domain 1.0 HARDWARE

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The (Hardware) Boot Process

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  1. What program can easily make changes to the setup values stored in CMOS RAM?

  1. A BIOS setup
  1. Some older motherboards and expansion cards store setup data using which of the following?
  1. Dual inline package (DIP) switch
  1. Which statement is false?
  1. You must replace the entire motherboard if one port fails
  1. Which of the following is considered open or closed based on whether a cover is present on two small posts or metal pins the stick up off the motherboard?
  1. Jumpers
  1. Which statement is false?
  1. Setup information about the BIOS can be stored by setting a jumper on (Closed) or off (open)
  1. What term refers to the computer bringing itself up to a working state without the user having to do press the on button?
  1. Booting
  1. Which of the following involves turning on the power with the on/off switch?

  1. Hard boot
  1. Which of the following involves using the operating system to reboot?
  1. Soft boot
  1. What term describes programming contained on the firmware chip on the motherboard that is responsible for getting a system up and going finding an OS to load?

  1. Setup BIOS
Which of the following surveys hardware resources and needs and assigns system resources to meet those needs?
  1. Setup BIOS
  1. Which of the following begins the startup process by reading configuration information stored primarily in CMOS RAM and then compares the information to the hardware: the processor , video slot , PCI slot, hard drive, and so on?

  1. Setup BIOS
  1. Which of the following can be found at the beginning of the boot drive (usually drive C)?

  1. OS boot record
  1. What contains a small program that points to a larger OS program file that is responsible for starting the OS load?
  1. Boot record
  1. Which of the following contains a list o instructions stored in a file?
  1. Program file
  1. What does the OS boot record program point to in Window Vista?
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