CLIENT SYSTEMS study guide 2

What year was the first programmable electronic computer prototyped?

• 1939

• 1945

• 1951

• 1960

Which of the following is NOT listed as a topic covered under the Theory of Operations for Client Systems?

• Boot Sequence

• User Interface Design

• Power-On Self-Test (POST)

• Operating System

Which component is mentioned as having seen dramatic improvements in performance and cost reductions?

• Microprocessors

• Hard drives

• Graphics cards

• Power supplies

What does the term "bootstrapping" refer to in the context of starting a computer?

• Loading the user's profile

• The process where the computer starts up by "lifting itself by its own bootstraps"

• Installing new software

• Updating the BIOS

What is the purpose of the power good wire in a computer's start-up sequence?

• To reset the CPU

• To supply power to the monitor

• To wake up the central processing unit (CPU)

• To connect to the internet

What does POST stand for in the context of computer booting?

• Power-Only Self-Test

• Power-On Self-Test

• Post-Operation System Test

• Power-Off Self-Test

What will happen if the POST finds an error during the boot process?

• The computer will shut down immediately

• The computer will bypass the error and continue booting

• The error is reported through audible beep codes or numeric error codes

• The BIOS settings are reset

What is the role of the bootstrap loader?

• To update the firmware of the computer

• To transfer control to an operating system

• To clean the motherboard

• To enhance the graphics of the system

Which of the following can be configured to boot an operating system by reserving a special sector called the boot sector?

• Only hard disk drives

• Only solid-state drives

• Only USB thumb drives

• All storage devices like HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, CDs, and DVDs

What does UEFI stand for in computer technology?

• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

• Universal Extensible Firmware Interface

• Unified External Firmware Interface

• Universal External Firmware Interface