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The computer is beeping constantly after you have booted it. What is the likely cause of the problem?

Where does Windows store all of a system's information, including that of device drivers?

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

Where is POST located?

The _______________ extends the data bus to every device on the PC.

What is the term for firmware-based security features that can track the PC's location if it is stolen?

When you press a key on the keyboard, what does the scanning chip in the keyboard send to the keyboard controller?

Updating the BIOS is also known as _______________.

What tech tool snaps into expansion slots and provides LED readout of the device POST is currently testing?

Several lines at the end of POST are used to find the operating system. What is this code called?

One of the most common uses of TPMs is _______________

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

Whe you press a key on your keyboard, a scanning chip sends a coded pattern of ones and zeros called the __.

What tool is used to change or remove device drivers manually in Windows?

What BIOS feature allows a PC to boot without any local storage by retrieving an OS from a server over a network?

Which features/restrictions does UEFI support?

What is POST?

Every PC ships with a program built into the system ROM called the _____that enables you to access and modify CMOS data.

Where are device drivers stored?

The process of inserting a removable disk of some sort containing an updated BIOS file is called ____

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

What are programs stored on ROM chips called?

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

Most modern systems have only two beep codes to indicate something is wrong. What are they?

The _______________ program checks out the system every time the computer boots.

Where does a video card store its BIOS?

What advanced BIOS feature offers support for multiple software-based machines?

A(n) _______________ locks or unlocks access to the system setup utility.

___ acts as a secure cryptoprocessor, a hardware platform for the acceleration of cryptographic functions

Which component is a read-only device?

While replacing the coin battery on the motherboard, how are CMOS settings retained?

Which chip stores information that describes specific device parameters?

From where can the boot sequence be specified?

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

What does an option ROM contain?

What happens when a POST error occurs before a video is available?

The keyboard controller has its own _______________.