CMOS
This chip acts as a clock to keep the current date and the time
What is CMOS?
This handles the interconnection between most of the devices and the CPU
What is Southbridge
Where the motherboard store the keyboard controller support program
What is the ROM chip
The acronym for Power on Self Test
What is POST?
where the can boot option be selected?
What is Advanced BIOS Features
This chip is used to store information that describes specific device parameters?
What is CMOS?
What the Northbridge and the Southbridge collectively known as
What is Chipset
This chip contains the system BIOS and can hold data permanently, even without electricity
What is Flash ROM or ROM
POST does not check this
What is Software
The computer is beeping constantly after you've booted it. This is a likely problem
What is RAM
THis is how you easily clear the CMOS, including clearing the password?
What Unplug the PC and short the CMOS jumper.
Modern processors now include this function of the traditional chipset directly on the CPU
What is Northbridge
This chip can be reprogrammed to update its contents
What is Flash ROM or ROM
Where POST is located
What is System ROM
This is used to change or remove device drivers in Windows
What is Device Manager
Where modern PCs store CMOS settings
What is the Flash ROM
The Southbridge is now called this in new AMD systems
What is Fusion Controller Hub (FCH)
Where a SCSI host adapter store its BIOS
What is Option ROM
Most modern systems have only a single beep code to indicate something is wrong. This is that
What is One long beep and three short beeps
Where you look to interpret different beep codes
Where is the BIOS manufacturer's website
A method of clearing the CMOS password?
What is short a jumper on the motherboard.
The Southbridge also known as this in Intel systems
What is Input/Output Controller Hub (ICH)
What programs stored on ROM chips called
What is Firmware
Several lines at the end of POST are used to find the operating system. This is called that
What is Bootstrap Loader
The first electrical component to "wake up" when a computer is turned on
What is the CPU