UEFI

Match

Match the following

• Hardware

• Software

• Application

• Operating System

The physical components that make a computer.

The digital programming that allows us to interact with hardware.

Software that runs for the user to interact with in order to complete a certain task.

Software that provides an environment for apps to run & users to interact with the hardware

• The physical components that make a computer.

• The digital programming that allows us to interact with hardware.

• Software that runs for the user to interact with in order to complete a certain task.

• Software that provides an environment for apps to run & users to interact with the hardware

UEFI

UEFI - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

The primary purpose of creating UEFI was to overcome the limitations of BIOS and shorten system boot time.

Multiple Choice

RAM is non-volatile memory

• True
• False

​UEFI provides better security with the Secure Boot feature, preventing unauthorized apps from booting.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not stored in the RAM?

• Applications
• Operating System
• PC start up data
• User Interface

UEFI runs in 32-bit or 64-bit mode, allowing it to provide a graphical user interface:

Multiple Choice

What does ROM stand for?

• Random Only Memory
• Random Only Memory
• Rapid Only Machine
• Read Only Memory

	BIOS	UEFI
Release Date	1975.	2002.
Operating Mode	16-bit.	32-bit/64-bit.
User Interface	Basic UI navigation using the keyboard.	Provides a user-friendly graphical UI with mouse support.

UEFI VS BIOS

Multiple Choice

A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, is a chip where the BIOS settings are stored.

• CMOS

• Power-on Self Test (POST)

• UEFI

• Virtualization