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Types and Features
Boot Process
Installing and Configuring
BIOS
Misc.
100
A set of chips
What is the chipset?
100
When you first turn on a PC, it on the motherboard is in control until the operating system is loaded and takes over.
What is the startup BIOS?
100
A motherboard comes bundeled with a CD that contains this for all onboard components and documentation in PDF files.
What is Drivers?
100
The setting that asks for a password during the boot process.
What is the startup password?
100
The Technology that is used when tow or more video cards are on a motherboard.
What is SLI/Crossfire?
200
These busses have been remade many times and it is called PCI.
What is Peripheral Component Interface?
200
The power button in the front is an example of this causing a normal windows shutdown and restart.
What is a "soft" boot?
200
The term used for upgrading your computers ROM BIOS.
What is Flashing?
200
The only real time that BIOS would need to be changed.
What is a new piece of hardware was installed.
200
This abbreviation is used for a boot loader.
What is NTLDR?
300
It's smaller than a MicroATX and sometimes used in home theater systems.
What is the ITX from factor?
300
The switch in the rear that causes the power to turn off abruptly is called this.
What is a "hard" boot?
300
The rubber things that make the motherboard not touch the case.
What is Standoffs/spacers.
300
Pressing this button will enter you into the computers sretup.
What is the Delete key.
300
The color that a PS/2 mouse port is most likely this color.
What is green?
400
The fast end of the hub, which contains the graphics and memory controller, and connects to the system bus.
What is the North Bridge?
400
The startup BIOS runs this test.
What is POST?
400
The key used to enter BIOS on our BVT computers.
What is F2?
400
One of these make their own types of BIOS.
What is a manufacturers.
400
This is where the boot sequence is kept.
What is BIOS?
500
The slower end of the hub.
What is the South Bridge?
500
This is commonly called the IRQ.
What is the Interrupt Request Line.
500
The metal cover that fits over the ports on a motherboard.
What is the I/O Shield?
500
This key is used to exit BIOS.
What is ESC?
500
The amount of pins that a P1 connector has
What is 20/24 pins?