basic input output system (BIOS)
Definition
Set of procedures (short programs) stored on a type of read-only-memory (ROM), on the motherboards of IBM-PC compatible computers. These instructions handle computer startup operations (such as power-on self-test), and hardware configurations for devices such as disk drives, keyboard, and monitor.
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basic input output system (BIOS) is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security and Information Science & Technology subjects.
basic input output system (BIOS) appears in the definitions of the following terms: motherboard and erasable, programmable, read only memory (EPROM)
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