1.     What is the correct procedure for making a bootable disk? See pages 76 – 79

2.     What is POST? See pages 70 – 74. Make sure that you thoroughly understand the process and in what order things occur.

3.     On page 106 of your textbook do project 1 Observing the Boot Process

4.     On page 107 of your textbook do project 2 Using the Internet for Research

5.     On page 107 of your textbook do project 3 Observing the Boot Process using Windows 9x

6.     On page 107 – 108 of your textbook do project 4 Creating a StartUp Disk Using Windows 9x

7.     What is the difference between a hard boot and a soft boot?  See page 79

8.     What is a hidden file?

9.     What does autoexec.bat stand for?

10.   What are four system resources?

11. Why are all devices directly or indirectly connected to the system board?

12.      Name some of the ways that devices are connected to the system board? 

13.    What is an IRQ?

14.       What is a DMA?

15.        How are memory addresses written?

16.        Follow the directions on page 82 of your textbook to observe how the IRQs are assigned on your computer.

17.       What is polling?

18.        How are memory addresses assigned?

19.            Learn the charts on pages 75, 66, 87, 89-90

20.       Know the steps for Hardware interrupts see page 91

21.    What is a software interrupt?

22.     What is a CMOS chip?

23.     What is a jumper?

24.      What is a dip switch?

25.       What are some indications that the CMOS information is lost ?

26.         Name the main components on a system board. See page 111