CompTIA A+ Certification Exam 220-1101 Practice Test 14

The main functionality of Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is to perform initial hardware checks after the computer is powered on and to start up the Operating System (OS).

Which of the acronyms listed below refers to a series of basic hardware diagnostic tests performed by the startup BIOS after the computer is powered on?

After replacing a modular hardware component inside the computer case, the updated information about specific parameters of the new device is stored in: (Select 2 answers)

A computer’s BIOS interface can be accessed by pressing: (Select best answer)

BIOS configuration settings can be set to factory defaults by: (Select all that apply)

Which of the following statements is true?

The CMOS battery located on a computer’s motherboard allows for maintaining the correct time and date information stored in CMOS RAM. In older computer systems, the CMOS battery also allowed for maintaining the BIOS configuration settings stored in CMOS RAM.

Which of the answers listed below refer(s) to the feature(s) of UEFI? (Select all that apply)

After completing the initial diagnostic procedures and allocating system resources, the startup BIOS program checks for information about secondary storage devices that might contain the OS. The list of devices and the order in which they should be checked can be found and arranged in BIOS. This functionality can be accessed via:

The BIOS configuration interface provides a wide range of advanced hardware-related options. In modern PCs, depending on the specific BIOS type and version, these options might typically include:

A UEFI functionality designed to prevent the loading of malware and unauthorized OSs is called:

BIOS/UEFI passwords improve the security of a PC. These low-level passwords may, for example, prevent unauthorized users from proceeding when the computer is powered on (Supervisor password) or restrict the scope of changes a user can make in the BIOS/UEFI interface (User password).

Which type of password provides the highest level of permissions in BIOS?

Which of the following answers refer(s) to the characteristic features of TPM? (Select all that apply)

Which of the answers listed below refer(s) to HSM? (Select all that apply)

Which of the following terms denotes a 32-bit CPU architecture?

Which of the answers listed below refers to 64-bit CPU architecture?

The presence of the Program Files (x86) folder on the C drive in MS Windows indicates that the PC takes advantage of 32-bit architecture and OS version.

A CPU design based on instruction set that tries to improve speed by utilizing relatively few and simple instructions is referred to as: (Select 2 answers)

A type of CPU architecture where a single physical CPU contains more than one execution core on a single die or chip is known as:

An Intel-proprietary technology that splits a single CPU core into two virtual cores that can be used simultaneously by an OS is called:

A set of Intel CPU hardware enhancements improving support for virtualization is referred to as:

Which of the following answers refers to hardware virtualization enhancements developed by AMD for its CPUs?

The process of installing an expansion card should involve:

Which BIOS configuration option allows to mitigate the risk of malware infection?