Quiz on Booting and Windows

What is booting?

• The process of turning off the computer

• The process that starts the operating system when the computer is turned on

• The process of updating software

• The process of formatting a hard drive

What does the CPU do during the booting process?

• It shuts down the system

• It initializes itself to look for the system's ROM BIOS

• It formats the hard drive

• It installs new software

What is the first program that runs when a computer is turned on?

• Operating System

• Application Software

• ROM BIOS

• Device Driver

What does POST stand for?

• Power-On System Test

• Pre-Operating System Test

• Power-On Self-Test

• Post-Operating System Test

What does POST check during the booting process?

• Only the software

• Only the hardware

• BIOS chip and CMOS RAM

• Network connections

What happens if POST detects a battery failure?

• The system continues to boot

• The system shuts down immediately

• The boot process stops

• The BIOS is reinstalled

Where does the Operating System usually load from on most PCs?

• A: Drive

• C: Drive

• D: Drive

• E: Drive

What are the two main types of booting?

• Cold and warm

• Hard and soft

• Manual and automatic

• Fast and slow

What is cold booting?

• Restarting the computer using software

• Starting the computer by pressing the power button

• Booting from an external drive

• Starting a computer with a faulty power supply

What is warm booting?

• Turning the computer off and on

• Restarting the operating system without switching off

• Booting from a recovery disk

• Installing a new operating system