A Basic Input Output System (BIOS) can provide a number of personal computer enhancements. Which of these would NOT be an advantage of installing an updated BIOS version?
A) The inclusion of new features
B) Support for new hardware
C) Fix for serious functional flaws
D) Addition of new operating system utilities
The answer: D) Addition of new operating system utilities
A BIOS upgrade can do a lot of things, but it can’t make additions to your operating system. The only way to add new features to the operating system is to install them from inside the OS, not from the BIOS.
The incorrect answers:
A) The inclusion of new features
A BIOS upgrade can include new features like new boot password functionality.
B) Support for new hardware
As technology changes, BIOS upgrades can add and improve the capabilities of your hardware such as maximum supported memory or support for new interface types.
C) Fix for serious functional flaws
BIOS upgrades can fix issues associated with the interactions to the computer’s hardware.
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