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101-500 Exam - Question 19


What is true regarding UEFI firmware? (Choose two.)

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Correct Answer: ABD

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware is responsible for initializing the hardware and loading the operating system. It can read and interpret partition tables, which allows it to understand how the storage devices are organized and where the operating system is located. Additionally, UEFI can use and read certain file systems such as FAT, making it essential for initializing the boot procedure by loading necessary files from these file systems.

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serlanOptions: AB
Jan 2, 2021

I think A and B. UEFI its Firmware on the motherboard.

rjlg2centos8Options: AB
Oct 26, 2020

I think the correct answer is a and b, because the firmware is storage in the motherboard, not in a disk, like says "gpt metadata".

MIU
Nov 15, 2020

NO. GPT = UEFI. Very simple. So the answers are correct,

sli720
Dec 1, 2020

GPT is a partition table format for hard disks and UEFI is a pc firmware on a chip on the motherboard. How can be this the same? I also think A and B is correct.

thefredOptions: AB
Dec 16, 2022

Had my test today and passed with 100%, it's A and B.

LazylinuxOptions: AB
Apr 21, 2022

Correct stores info in EFI partition nothing to do with GPT or other devices

OgeeNOptions: AB
Sep 15, 2022

A and B is right.

TT924Options: BD
Dec 4, 2022

B and D are correct. https://learning.lpi.org/en/learning-materials/101-500/102/102.2/102.2_01/ GPT-partitioned disks can be used either with computers with the traditional PC BIOS or ones with UEFI firmware. On machines with a BIOS, the second part of GRUB is stored in a special BIOS boot partition. On systems with UEFI firmware, GRUB is loaded by the firmware from the files grubia32.efi (for 32-Bit systems) or grubx64.efi (for 64-Bit systems) from a partition called the ESP (EFI System Partition).

Adam_H
Jan 10, 2023

"GRUB is loaded by the firmware [...] from a partition called the ESP (EFI System Partition)." GRUB is loaded by the (UEFI) firmware in order to boot the OS. The UEFI firmware itself is located in a chip on the motherboard, and is not loaded from the GPT metadata (which is located on the hard drive). Therefore, A & B are the correct answers, and not B & D.

slacked4222Options: AB
Nov 27, 2023

Option A: It can read and interpret partition tables UEFI firmware is responsible for initializing the hardware and loading the operating system. This includes reading and interpreting the partition table on the boot drive. The partition table tells the firmware where the operating system is located and how it is partitioned. Option B: It can use and read certain file systems UEFI firmware can only read certain file systems, such as FAT and NTFS. It cannot read or write to Linux file systems, such as ext4 and XFS.

minhng99Options: AB
Jan 1, 2022

UEFI doesn't touch the disk to write its config

KradmaOptions: AB
Jan 17, 2022

The other ones are a nonsense

Mike_SFGOptions: AB
Apr 27, 2022

It should be A and B. UEFI is stored on flash memory on the motherboard.

pstreeOptions: BD
Jul 23, 2022

Actually D seem to be correct: (Quoting https://wiki.restarters.net/UEFI_and_GPT ) "In order to work with UEFI, one of the partitions on a GPT disk must be a special system partition known as the ESP (EFI System Partition). UEFI can recognise this, understand a FAT file system on it, and find the files on it required for booting the computer."

FreelancerOptions: AB
Sep 22, 2022

seems A and B but anyone knows if in the exam the score is for B and D?

pinguinomasterOptions: AB
Apr 19, 2023

A y b son las correctas

rmmichael95
Jul 16, 2023

EFI is stored on it's own chip and in the esp, not anywhere on GPT

chubinidzelevaniOptions: AB
Feb 7, 2024

UEFI is not stored in GPT metadata. They are separate entities, with UEFI residing in firmware on the motherboard and GPT metadata residing on the storage device in the EFI System Partition.

FoelixxxOptions: AB
Feb 10, 2024

About the D: what do you mean with "within" exactly? Of course the firmware is not stored inside GPT, but has inside/within link to interpret the partitions table, exactly, GPT should be in our primary physical drive storage, EFI on /boot.

NinymoOptions: BD
Mar 24, 2024

B and D