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TFauchery

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What is firmware? What is another name for firmware? Why is it important to forensic computer investigation?
 
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The premise behind shock incarceration is that the youths sentenced will be:
 
  a. shocked by the probation.
  b. shocked by the length of the probation.
  c. shocked by the incarceration.
   d. shocked by the threat of incarceration.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 17, 2018
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Firmware consists of programs that are used to start the computer's boot process. Another name for firmware is BIOS (basic input-output system). It is important to forensic computer investigation because it allows investigators to control the boot process to some degree, thus helping preserve evidence located in random-access memory (RAM).

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