1. Give an example of at least two other "devices" that may contain additional BIOS instructions:
2. Why would certain "devices" contain additional BIOS instructions, and what is the advantage of this practice?
3. Approximately how big is the "boot record", and where is it typically located:
4. What is the file: "NTLDR", what does it do during computer start-up and what is its source:
5. In MS-DOS, what does the IO.SYS file contain, and what does this file do once loaded:
6. In MS-DOS, why are "device drivers" created and maintained separate from BIOS:
7. In Linux, how many different boot images can LILO handle:
8. What are the three parts of the Linux kernel version number, and which is least likely to change:
9. What are "BogoMIPS", and what is their significance:
10. During the Windows NT OS load, what is the first action the program "NTLDR" takes:
11. In the Windows NT OS, what is the file "NTDETECT.COM" also known as, what are its tasks similar to:
12 In the Windows NT OS, what does the acronym "LSASS" mean:
13. During the Windows NT OS load, what are the names of the two "ControlSets":