Chapter 6 BIOS

Which features/restrictions does UEFI support?

What is the Southbridge now called in new AMD systems?

Which chip can be reprogrammed to update its contents?

The set of Northbridge and the Southbridge are collectively known as the _______________.

Which two companies control about 99 percent of the BIOS business?

Which component is a read-only device?

Which component handles the interconnection between most devices and the CPU?

Many CMOS setup menus allow changes to the CPU and RAM, which supports_______________.

Which chip contains the system BIOS and can hold data permanently, even without electricity?

Modern processors now include which functions of the traditional chipset directly on theCPU?

What did Intel create to go beyond the limits of the traditional 16-bit BIOS?

Which chip stores information that describes specific device parameters?

Where does the motherboard store the keyboard controller support program?

Who determines the key combination for entering CMOS setup at boot time?

What is the Southbridge also known as in Intel systems?

What are programs stored on ROM chips called?

Press a key on the keyboard, what does the scanning chip send to the keyboard controller?

Which chip acts as a clock to keep the current date and the time?

Where do modern PCs store CMOS settings?

From where can the boot sequence be specified?