EASY
the process to check main hardware components of the computer when it starts.
What is POST?
A term to indicate the complete loss of AC power.
What is Black Out?
A term to describe the dramatic increase in voltage above the normal flow of electrical current.
What is Power Surge?
A technique used to make a processor work at a faster speed than its original specification.
What is Overclocking?
A fact sheet that summarizes information about material identification, including hazardous ingredients that can affect personal health, fire hazards, and first-aid requirements.
What is Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
A ROM chip on the motherboard that contains a small program to control the communication between the operating system and the hardware.
What is BIOS?
A term that describes one of the fundamental relationships found in electronic circuits: for a given resistance, current is directly proportional to voltage.
What is Ohm's Law?
A UEFI security standard that ensures that a computer only boots an OS that is trusted by the motherboard manufacturer.
What is Secure Boot?
A high-speed connection between the CPU and the Northbridge chip.
What is HyperTransport?
A CPU architecture that uses a broad set of instructions, resulting in fewer steps per operation.
What is Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)?
A memory chip on the motherboard that retains BIOS settings.
What is CMOS?
A term that describes the state of reduced voltage level of AC power that lasts for a period of time.
What is Brownout?
A technique used when the processor runs at less than the rated speed in order to conserve power or produce less heat.
What is CPU Throttling?
A chip designed to secure hardware by storing encryption keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data specific to the host system for hardware authentication.
What is Trusted Platform Module?
A CPU architecture that uses a relatively small set of instructions.
What is Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)?
A program that enhances the BIOS by specifying a new model for the interface between computer operating systems and platform firmware.
What is UEFI?
A term to describe the interference on a power line from generators and lightning.
What is Noise?
A RAID type that enables data to be distributed across multiple drives without redundancy, also called RAID 0.
What is RAID-Striping?
A CPU technology that enables multiple pieces of code (threads) to be executed simultaneously.
What is Hyper-Threading?
A standard for connecting peripheral and storage devices in a daisy-chain fashion.
What is Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)?
A BIOS/UEFI security feature that consists of two programs; the Persistence Module and the Application Agent.
What Is LoJack?
A term to describe a sudden increase in voltage that lasts for a short period and exceeds 100 percent of the normal voltage on a power line.
What is Spike?
A chip that performs the rapid mathematical calculations required to render graphics.
What is Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)?
A technology to store data across multiple storage devices for availability, reliability, capacity, redundancy, or performance improvement.
What is Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)?
A RAID type that stores duplicate data on one or more other drives to provide redundancy, also called RAID 1.
What is RAID-mirroring?