Older computers have a BIOS Basic InputOutput System chip Ne

Older computers have a BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) chip. Newer computers have an enhanced version of the BIOS known as UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) chip. Which of the following is a component part of both of these chips. Choose all that apply. (Obj. 4.2) POST MBR Cache Virtual memory Setup program Low-level hardware input/output routines (drivers)

Solution

The BIOS is Basic Input-Output System chip. The enhanced version of the BIOS is known as UEFI that is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Chip. The component part of both the chips is POST.

This is because, POST (Power on Self-Test) is the first BIOS process that occurs. It verifies the integrity of the BIOS code. It is also performed by the startup UEFI/BIOS when the computer is first turned on.