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WorksheetsModule 6 BIOS/CMOS 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
If you notice that your PC loses time every time you power it on, what should you suspect?
ROM chip integrity
RAM stick life
CMOS battery power
BIOS programs
Clock Crystal
To configure basic boot priorities, voltage parameters on the processor and SATA options for a PC you go here...
MBR
CMOS
VRAM
BIOS
Control Panel | System Setup
Bill comes to work on a Monday morning and turns on his computer. He notices a "Date and Time Not Set" message on his screen. What is causing him to receive this message?
The computer was incorrectly shut down
The OS has stopped syncing with the time server
The CR-2032 battery needs to be replaced
The system BIOS is corrupted
You have a Electronic short on your Motherboard
Your friend Pam asks you to see if an old computer of hers will still work. When you Power it on it takes a VERY LONG time to Boot. You check and see that the BIOS is rediscovering the hardware system at every boot. How can you fix Pam's problem?
Change out the CMOS battery on the motherboard
At the OS level, launch Device Manager and re-scan the hardware
Press "F9" while the computer is booting, but before the OS starts to load
Reset the BIOS using the CMOS reset jumper
You can't. This is the normal process at Boot.
You have been tasked with setting up laptops for an ABSS School Job Fair at Holly Hill Mall. You don't have to worry about Physical theft as Security Guards will be present. But you don't want students using the machines. What can you implement to stop them?
BIOS Supervisor password
BIOS User password
Windows Administrator password
Biometric Retinal Scanner
Turn off the Monitor on each laptop
