Part A:
1. True or false? The BIOS and CMOS are the same thing.
2. The battery shown in the following graphic is used to provide power to what component?
A. BIOS
B. CMOS
C. Firmware
D. RAM
3. True or false? The same key combination will get you access to the system utility on all personal computers, except laptops.
4. Which is not a reason to update your system BIOS?
A. Your system has device problems or other bugs that your PC manufacturer identifies as being caused by BIOS problems.
B. Your system has device problems that you can attribute to no other cause than the BIOS.
C. You need to use new hardware options that, while supported by your motherboard, aren't supported by your BIOS.
5. True or false? Every BIOS manufacturer uses the same flashing utility.
6. What is the best source for BIOS updates?
7. Which of the following is not a step in the POST process?
A. BIOS identification
B. Core hardware test
C. Main system memory test
D. Master boot record being read from the boot drive
E. Video subsystem test
8. True or false? The boot processes for a cold boot and a warm boot are exactly the same.
9. True or false? To boot the computer, your boot device must bean internal hard disk, internal optical drive, internal floppy drive, or USB flash drive.
10. Why does your computer use beep codes to indicate an error, rather than simply displaying a message on the monitor?
Part B:
1. The actual storage locations on a memory chip are called what?
A. Bits
B. Cells
C RAM
D. Word
2. Which memory unit's size depends on the processor?
A. Bit
B. Byte
C. Nibble
D. Word
3. Which term refers to the type of memory that loses its contents when power isn't present?
A. Asynchronous
B. Dynamic
C. Non-volatile
D. Static
E. Synchronous
F Volatile
4. Which of the following memory types are non-volatile? [Choose all that apply.]
A. CMOS
B. EPROM
C. EEPROM
D. Flash
E. PROM
F. RAM
G. ROM
5. What type of RAM loses its contents quickly, even when power is present?
A. DRAM
B. Flash
C. RAM
D. SRAM
6. Which type of memory is tied to the system clock?
A. Asynchronous
B Dynamic
C. Non-volatile
D. Static
E. Synchronous
F. Volatile
7. Which of the following is defined as "the amount of data that can be transferred to or from memory per second"?
A. Access time
B. Bandwidth
C. Memory speed
D. Overall speed
8. Which of the following memory packages are used in laptop or notebook computers? [Choose all that apply.]
A. 144-pin MICRODIMM
B 168-pin DIMM
C. 184-pin RIMM
D. 200-pin SODIMM
E. 240-pin DIMM
9. True or false? Parity permits your computer not only to detect that an error has occurred, but also to correct that error.
10. Which tab in Task Manager can you use to monitor the performance of memory in your computer system?
A. Applications
B. Networking
C. Performance
D. Processes
E. Services
11. As measured in Task Manager, what's kernel memory?