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Which of the following handles the interconnection between most of the devices and the CPU?
Southbridge
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What are the Northbridge and Southbridge collectively known as?
Chipset
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Where does the motherboard store the keyboard controller support program?
ROM chip
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How many MB of programs do system ROM chips store?
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Which of the following components is read-only?
ROM
200
Which chip acts as a clock to keep the current date and the time?
CMOS
200
Which chip is used to store information that describes specific device parameters?
CMOS
200
How can you easily clear the CMOS, including clearing the password?
Unplug the PC and short the CMOS jumper.
200
From where can the boot option be selected?
Advanced BIOS Features
200
About 99 percent of the BIOS business is controlled by two companies. Of the following, which one is not a major BIOS manufacturer?
Intel
300
Which chip contains the system BIOS and can hold data permanently, even without electricity?
Flash ROM
300
Which chip can be reprogrammed to update its contents?
Flash ROM
300
Where does a SCSI host adapter store its BIOS?
Option ROM
300
Where do modern PCs store CMOS settings?
Flash ROM
300
What's a method of clearing the CMOS password?
Short a jumper on the motherboard.
400
What is POST?
Power on self test
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The computer is beeping constantly after you've booted it. What's a likely problem?
RAM
400
POST checks all of the following except: A. Software B. Memory C. CPU D. Video
Software
400
What is used to change or remove device drivers in Windows?
Device Manager
400
Where should you look to interpret different beep codes?
BIOS manufacturer
500
Where is POST located?
System ROM
500
Most modern systems have only a single beep code to indicate something is wrong. What is it?
One long beep and three short beeps
500
Which is the first electrical component to wake up when a computer is turned on ?
CPU
500
What are programs stored on ROM chips called?
Firmware
500
Upgrading the BIOS is also known as _______.
Flashing