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What might you configure in the BIOS? |
~Boot order ~Date and time |
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The __________ monitors and directs the traffic on the motherboard between the buses. |
Chip set |
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You are working on a PC and just installed the new memory to it. When you go to boot the PC, it fails to POST. The manufacturer's website states that the motherboard should support the new memory. What can you do to resolve the problem? |
Update the BIOS |
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What dose a beep code error of three long beeps usually indicate? |
Keyboard error |
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What is the process of updating the BIOS called? |
Flashing |
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You are required to upgrade a computer to Windows 7. You insert the Windows disc, but after several restarts the computer dose not boot from the disc. What should you configure? |
BIOS settings |
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What chip is found on the motherboard that can enhance drive encryption security? |
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) |
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What event will render a computer unbootable? |
BIOS update failure |
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A change has been made to the computer, and now the BIOS cannot be accessed. Also, the machine dose not POST. What should you do? |
Use the CMOS jumper to reset the BIOS |
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The BIOS is located in a chip known as ______. |
EEPROM |
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When a system keeps losing the proper date and time, what is usually the problem? |
Dead CMOS battery |
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What is the firmware called that contains settings that can be manipulated and diagnostic utilities that can be used to monitor the device? |
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) |
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What does a BIOS intrusion detection notification informs you of? |
Opening of the case |
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A user is attempting to run a live version of an operating system that is stored on a DVD. What dose the user need to do first before he can use the OS? |
Change the boot order so that the DVD-ROM drive is first. |
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Which component includes the onboard circuitry for controlling the PCIe bus, onboard sound circuitry, and SATA ports? |
Chipset |
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Which beep code is usually means no problem was found in the POST? |
One short beep |
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What is the name of the diagnostics test preformed at startup? |
POST |
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Which setting can not be configured though the CMOS setup program? |
Duplex mode on NIC. This is done with the Device Manager. |
