Configuration should include
- firmware upgrades/flash BIOS
- BIOS component information
- random access memory (RAM)
- hard drive
- optical drive
- central processing unit (CPU)
- BIOS configurations
- boot sequence
- enabling and disabling devices
- date/time
- clock speeds
- virtualization support
- BIOS security (e.g., passwords, drive encryption: Trusted Platform Module [TPM], LoJack, secure boot)
- built-in diagnostics
- monitoring
- temperature monitoring
- fan speeds
- intrusion detection/notification
- voltage
- clock
- bus speed.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the advantages to UEFI over BIOS?
- What are the advantages of global unique identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT)?
- How can the boot order be changed temporarily?
- How does an escalation of privileges make an operating system (OS) more vulnerable?