The River Green

I’m not entirely sure why I feel compelled to post this sort of thing. Anyway… this was an easy one- I got it done with about 45 minutes to spare!

1. Essentials
   a.    BIOS
   What is the purpose of the BIOS?
   How do you update the BIOS?
   b.    CMOS
   What type of information is stored on the CMOS?
   How do you update the CMOS?
2. Batteries
   a.    What is battery memory?
   b.    What is the difference between Ni-Cd batteries and Ni-MH batteries?
   c.    What are 3 benefits of Li-ion batteries?
3. Interrupt Requests (IRQs)
   a.    Define interrupt request
   b.    What is APIC?
   c.    What is DMA?
4. Disassembly
   a.    How do you identify Pin 1?
   b.    Why is it important to handle a hard drive carefully?
5. Power supplies
   a.    What is voltage?
   b.    What are amps?
   c.    What is wattage?
   d.    What are ohms?
   e.    What are the 3 basic types of connectors on a PC power supply that supply power to peripherals?
   f.    What is a UPS?  What does it do?