BIOS OS Bootable Media - Quiz
  • 1. What does BIOS stand for?
A) Binary Input Operating Setup
B) Boot Information Output Service
C) Basic Internet Operating Service
D) Basic Input/Output System
  • 2. What is the primary role of BIOS when a PC is powered on?
A) It creates user documents.
B) It installs application software.
C) It connects the PC to the internet.
D) It is the first software run by the PC and helps start the boot process.
  • 3. Which BIOS function tests computer hardware before loading the operating system?
A) Bootstrap Loader
B) CMOS Setup
C) POST
D) BIOS Drivers
  • 4. What does POST do?
A) Formats the hard drive.
B) Installs application software.
C) Tests the computer hardware and checks for errors before loading the operating system.
D) Creates user accounts.
  • 5. Which BIOS function locates the operating system and passes control to it?
A) CMOS Setup
B) BIOS Drivers
C) Bootstrap Loader
D) POST
  • 6. What are BIOS drivers described as?
A) Low-level drivers that provide basic operational control over hardware.
B) Utilities for creating partitions.
C) Applications for editing documents.
D) Network programs for browsing.
  • 7. Which BIOS function allows configuration of hardware settings, passwords, time, and date?
A) POST
B) BIOS or CMOS Setup
C) Bootstrap Loader
D) BIOS Driver Manager
  • 8. Where are BIOS Setup parameters stored according to the material?
A) Battery-backed CMOS RAM
B) CPU cache
C) Hard disk partition
D) USB flash drive
  • 9. Which BIOS Setup feature provides password protection from unauthorized use?
A) Power Management
B) Diskette configuration
C) Password protection
D) Video display type
  • 10. Which UEFI feature allows it to work with GUID Partition Table?
A) Command-line interface
B) GPT support
C) FAT32 formatting only
D) Optical drive support
  • 11. What does UEFI stand for?
A) User Extensible Firmware Integration
B) Universal External Firmware Installation
C) Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
D) Unified Electronic File Interface
  • 12. What is UEFI intended to replace?
A) The operating system
B) The GUI
C) The hard disk
D) The BIOS firmware interface
  • 13. Which partitioning method is described as having limitations on the number and size of partitions?
A) MBR
B) FAT32
C) GPT
D) CMOS
  • 14. Which BIOS menu is used to change system boot options?
A) Tools
B) Boot
C) Ai Tweaker
D) Monitor
  • 15. Which BIOS menu displays system temperature and power status?
A) Boot
B) Main
C) Monitor
D) Exit
  • 16. Which BIOS menu is used for overclocking-related settings?
A) Tools
B) Monitor
C) Ai Tweaker
D) Boot
  • 17. Which BIOS menu provides an overview of basic system information and allows date and time settings?
A) Boot
B) Exit
C) Advanced
D) Main
  • 18. Which key is listed as one possible key for entering BIOS setup during POST?
A) F2
B) F1 only
C) F5 only
D) F10 only
  • 19. After configuring the boot order in the BIOS task, what should be done next?
A) Format the USB
B) Save the configuration
C) Delete the operating system
D) Remove the CMOS battery
  • 20. What is an operating system?
A) A type of computer cable.
B) An input device.
C) A storage device.
D) System software that manages computer memory, processes, software, and hardware.
  • 21. Which three operating systems are identified as common operating systems for personal computers in the material?
A) DOS, UNIX, and Android
B) Linux, ChromeOS, and iOS
C) Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux
D) Android, iOS, and Windows Phone
  • 22. What does GUI stand for?
A) General Utility Interface
B) General User Installation
C) Graphical User Interface
D) Graphical Utility Input
  • 23. How does a GUI allow users to interact with a computer?
A) By formatting storage media.
B) By using graphics and text such as icons, buttons, and menus.
C) By changing motherboard jumpers.
D) By typing every command only.
  • 24. What interface required users to type commands and displayed text before GUIs?
A) Graphical User Interface
B) Firmware interface
C) Command-line interface
D) Touch interface
  • 25. Which operating system is described as coming pre-loaded on most new PCs?
A) Microsoft Windows
B) Linux
C) Mac OS X
D) Android
  • 26. Which Windows version was released in 2015 according to the material?
A) Windows Vista
B) Windows 8
C) Windows 10
D) Windows 7
  • 27. Which Windows version introduced FAT32 support for partitions larger than 2 GB according to the material?
A) Windows 98
B) Windows XP
C) Windows 95
D) Windows 2000
  • 28. Which Windows version was the last DOS-based operating system from Microsoft?
A) Windows 2000
B) Windows XP
C) Windows 98
D) Windows ME
  • 29. What is Linux described as?
A) A proprietary operating system owned by Microsoft
B) A BIOS utility
C) A family of open source operating systems
D) A mobile-only operating system
  • 30. Which is an example of a Linux distribution listed in the material?
A) Windows Server 2019
B) Ubuntu
C) macOS Catalina
D) Windows 10
  • 31. Who created the Linux kernel in 1991 according to the material?
A) Bill Gates
B) Steve Jobs
C) Intel
D) Linus Torvalds
  • 32. Which of the following is identified as a mobile operating system?
A) Linux Mint
B) macOS Catalina
C) Microsoft Windows 7
D) Google Android
  • 33. What is boot?
A) Loading the first piece of software that starts a computer.
B) Installing an application.
C) Formatting a hard disk.
D) Turning off a computer permanently.
  • 34. What is bootable media?
A) A type of CPU.
B) Any application software.
C) A computer monitor.
D) Physical media such as CD, DVD, or USB flash drive that can boot a PC-compatible machine.
  • 35. Which is a common use of bootable media?
A) Changing the CPU speed
B) Increasing monitor brightness
C) Recovering an operating system that cannot start
D) Creating a user password
  • 36. What is a cold boot?
A) Restarting a running computer from the operating system.
B) Starting a computer that is turned off.
C) Opening BIOS setup.
D) Installing an application.
  • 37. What is a warm boot?
A) Restarting a computer, typically from the operating system.
B) Loading BIOS for the first time.
C) Formatting a USB drive.
D) Starting a computer that is completely powered off.
  • 38. Which DiskPart command is used to identify available disks before selecting the USB drive?
A) clean
B) active
C) list disk
D) assign
  • 39. What is the purpose of the DiskPart clean command?
A) It assigns a drive letter.
B) It removes partitions or volume formatting from the selected disk.
C) It copies OS files.
D) It creates a primary partition.
  • 40. Which sequence correctly represents key steps for creating the bootable USB described in the material?
A) select partition ? copy files ? clean ? list disk ? active
B) assign ? clean ? list disk ? exit ? format FAT32
C) list disk ? select disk ? clean ? create partition primary ? select partition ? active ? format FAT32 ? assign
D) format FAT32 ? list disk ? clean ? boot ? assign
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