Q. Which DOS driver is used to emulate expanded memory?

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Q. You get a CMOS checksum error during bootup. What is most likely the cause?

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Q. The following process determines the amount of memory present, the date/ time, and which communications ports and display adapters are installed in a microcomputer?

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Q. Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS version?

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Q. During the normal PC boot process, which of the following is active first?

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Q. Which of the following is a special database that holds key information about your system including the device drivers?

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Q. From where can the boot option be selected?

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Q. About 99 percent of the BIOS business is controlled by two companies. Of the following, which one is not a major BIOS manufacturer?

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Q. Which chip contains the system BIOS and can hold data permanently, even without electricity?

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Q. Which chip can be reprogrammed to update its contents?

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Q. Where do modern PCs store CMOS settings?

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Q. What’s a method of clearing the CMOS password?

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Q. What is POST?

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Q. POST checks all of the following except:

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Q. Where should you look to interpret different beep codes?

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Q. Where is POST located?

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Q. What could cause a fixed disk error?

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Q. A system has two IDE hard drives that are each divided into primary and extended partitions, which drive letter is assigned to the primary partition of the second drive?

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Q. In ROM BIOS, the acronym BIOS stands for :

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Q. What is modified when changing the system start-up boot sequence?

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