2nd Sem 1st Qrt Summative Test

The UEFI is intended to replace BIOS completely and put in several new features and improvements that couldn't be introduced via BIOS. 

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BIOS firmware is pre-installed on a PC's mainboard. It is a non-volatile firmware which ensures that even after the power off, the settings won't vanish or change.  

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The UEFI requires consumers to handle drives bigger than 4 TB while the previous legacy BIOS could not accommodate massive hard drives.  

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BIOS encourages stable initialization, which ensures it is easy to test the integrity of the operating system and ensure no malware tampers with the startup process.  

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UEFI has a better graphical user interface, and the configuration menus are much richer than the old BIOS

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The BIOS uses the Master Boot Record (MBR) to store data about the hard drive while the GUID partition table (GPT) is used by UEFI. 

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The potential size limit of BIOS for bootable drives is more than nine zettabytes.

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As UEFI is separate from the processor, it may be able to increase the computer's boot time and speed. 

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The UEFI allows for improved security functionality. "Free Boot" does not require the machine to boot from encrypted or unauthorized applications.  

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UEFI allows for improved security functionality. "Free Boot" does not require the machine to boot from encrypted or unauthorized applications. 

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• False