Computer BIOS Quiz

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What does BIOS stand for in computing?

Basic Input/Output Storage

Basic Input/Output System (correct)

Basic Input/Output Software

Basic Input/Output Service

Where is the BIOS firmware pre-installed in a computer system?

RAM

Hard drive

CPU

System board (correct)

What does the BIOS do during the booting process?

Monitors network connectivity

Executes application software

Performs hardware initialization (correct)

Manages file storage

What does UEFI-based systems use to maintain compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems?

BIOS firmware Signup and view all the answers

Which company reverse engineered the BIOS originally proprietary to the IBM PC?

Phoenix Technologies Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?

Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction Signup and view all the answers

Why do viruses make the definition of life difficult?

They replicate only in host cells Signup and view all the answers

Where does life exist on Earth?

Air, water, and soil Signup and view all the answers

What did Empedocles's materialism theory propose about life?

It was composed of four eternal elements Signup and view all the answers

When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?

At least 3.5 billion years ago Signup and view all the answers

Computer BIOS Quiz

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What does BIOS stand for in computing?

Where is the BIOS firmware pre-installed in a computer system?

What does the BIOS do during the booting process?

What does UEFI-based systems use to maintain compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems?

Which company reverse engineered the BIOS originally proprietary to the IBM PC?

What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?

Why do viruses make the definition of life difficult?

Where does life exist on Earth?

What did Empedocles's materialism theory propose about life?

When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?

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