Module 6 BIOS/CMOS 3

Before you install Windows 7, what could you use to see if all the Hardware on the computer was in good working order?

• POST Card

• Another PC

• BIOS

• MBR

• Multi-Meter

After upgrading the RAM on your PC, you turn on your computer. It doesn't recognize the new RAM even though you saw that it was on the QVL from the manufacturer's Website. How can you fix the problem?

• Go to Windows Update and search for any latest patches

• Change the jumpers on your motherboard to allow for the RAM upgrade

• Replace your CR-2032 battery

• Reload your Operating System

• Flash your BIOS

What happens during the computer's POST process?

• The OS will load

• The MBR is checked

• The CMOS setup screen is loaded.

• System RAM is checked

• All Electronic Circuits on the Computer are tested

If you want to increase or decrease the speed at which your System Fans are running you would go....

• Into Device Manager

• Into the Power Options tab

• Into the BIOS

• Into the Action Center

• In the setup utility for each program

You walk into your Chemistry class and turn you computer on. In a few moments you see an "inaccessible boot drive" message on the screen. What is the first thing you should suspect?

• The computer's hard drive has failed.

• Someone left a flash drive in the computer

• Someone cleared CMOS

• The CMOS boot order is incorrect.

• The BIOS is corrupt

Only two things will cause "Beep Codes" on today's computers. They are...

• No video card detected

• BIOS needs updating

• Corrupt OS

• Problem with CPU

• Bad or Missing RAM

You turn on a computer and press the "Del" key while it is booting. Two password options show up: "Setup" and "System." What are these more commonly referred to as...

• Administrator and User

• User and Root

• User and Supervisor

• Supervisor and User

• Root and Temporary

What would be the FIRST stop in your system to configure "Wake on LAN (WOL)?

• Device manager

• Command Prompt

• CMOS Setup

• WOL jumper

• WOL Setup Utility in the Control Panel

After turning on your PC a "CMOS BATTERY LOW" message appears on your screen. What should you do?

• Take the battery out and recharge it, then replace the battery

• Ignore the message and continue on

• Disable the warning in CMOS

• Replace the battery with a CR-2032

• Reseat the battery

Mike has a system containing a single PCIe x 16 slot with three other PCIe slots. He inserts a both a PCIe graphics card and a PCI graphics card, then connects a monitor to each of these cards. Which monitor should display the boot process?

• Always the PCIe

• Depends on the CMOS settings

• Always the PCI

• Depends on the Windows settings

• Both will display the boot process