Sunday Test Study

Which of the following resources can be used by an Operating System (OS) to communicate with hardware?

BIOS updates are performed in order to:

Which of the following terms refer to BIOS types that can be updated without removing the BIOS chip from a motherboard? (Select 2 answers)

• EEPROM
• ROM
• Plug and play
• EPROM
• Flash Memory

Which Microsoft Windows OS utility can be used to view basic information about computer's BIOS?

After replacing a modular hardware component inside computer case, the updated information about specific parameters of the new device can be stored in: (Select 2 answers)

• System BIOS
• Flash Memory
• Start up BIOS
• Secondary storage
• CMOS RAM

After completing the initial diagnostics and assigning system resources, the startup BIOS program checks for information about secondary storage devices that might contain the OS. The list of devices and the order in which they should be checked can be found and arranged in the CMOS setup utility, and this option is commonly referred to as:

In order to work, an integrated component such as Network Interface Card (NIC) on a newly assembled computer system may need to be first:

CMOS settings can be set to factory defaults by

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

Which of the following terms refers to a technology that allows for storing passwords, certificates, or encryption keys in a hardware chip?

While trying to enable the entire drive encryption feature in Windows technician receives the following error message: "A compatible Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security Device must be present on this computer, but a TPM was not found". Knowing that the system has a TPM chip installed, which of the following steps might help in solving this problem?

Features of UEFI

A computer supporting LoJack technology has two main components installed: an Application Agent residing in the operating system which sends tracking signals to the monitoring center allowing the law enforcement to locate and recover stolen device, and Persistence Module which restores the Application Agent and allows it to survive operating system re-installation or hard drive format. The highest level of security offered by LoJack can be achieved when Persistence Module resides in:

Which of the answers listed below refers to a VIA-proprietary low-power consumption SFF type motherboard known for industrial and embedded PC applications?

• NLX
• Mini-ITX
• ATX
• LPX
• Mini-ATX

Between Parallel and Serial Bus which transmits data over at a single channel and which one transmits data across multiple wires?