10 Questions
What does BIOS stand for in computing?
Basic Input/Output System
Where is the BIOS firmware pre-installed in a computer system?
System board
What does the BIOS do during the booting process?
Performs hardware initialization
What does UEFI-based systems use to maintain compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems?
BIOS firmware
Which company reverse engineered the BIOS originally proprietary to the IBM PC?
Phoenix Technologies
What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?
Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction
Why do viruses make the definition of life difficult?
They replicate only in host cells
Where does life exist on Earth?
Air, water, and soil
What did Empedocles's materialism theory propose about life?
It was composed of four eternal elements
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
At least 3.5 billion years ago
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