SK0-003 · Question #442
Changing the boot order of devices can be configured from which of the following?
The correct answer is B. BIOS. The boot order, which dictates the sequence in which a computer attempts to load an operating system from different devices, is configured within the system's BIOS/UEFI settings.
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Changing the boot order of devices can be configured from which of the following?
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- ADIP switches
- BBIOS
- CChipset
- DControl Panel
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Why each option
The boot order, which dictates the sequence in which a computer attempts to load an operating system from different devices, is configured within the system's BIOS/UEFI settings.
DIP switches are physical switches on a circuit board used for basic hardware configuration, not for software-level boot order settings.
The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) or its modern equivalent, UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), is firmware that initializes hardware during the boot process and allows users to configure fundamental system settings, including the boot device order. This configuration determines whether the computer tries to boot from a hard drive, USB, CD-ROM, or network first.
The chipset is a group of integrated circuits that manage data flow between the processor, memory, and peripherals, but it doesn't offer user-configurable boot order settings.
The Control Panel is a graphical user interface in Windows operating systems for managing software and hardware settings within the OS, not for pre-boot firmware configurations like boot order.
Concept tested: BIOS/UEFI configuration of boot order
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/bringup/boot-sequence-for-uefi-enabled-windows-pcs
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