BIOS
Hardware initialization system
BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System, the firmware that initializes hardware when a computer starts up.
Before the operating system loads, the BIOS runs diagnostic tests and prepares the system: I had to enter the BIOS to change the boot order.
Pronounced "bye-oss." Modern systems often use UEFI, but BIOS remains the common term for startup firmware settings. (Lowercase bios is the plural of bio.)
CMOS
Semiconductor logic architecture
- POSTStartup hardware verification
- bootloaderInitial startup program
- UEFIFirmware interface for booting
legacy · setup · flash · update · chip · ROM · EPROM · settings · configuration · motherboard
- CP/MCCP, PIP, STAT, ERA, cold boot
- computer hardwareCPU, GPU, motherboard, RAM, hard drive
- Computer PartsRAM, GPU, CPU, motherboard, processor
- setupsetting up, installation, assembling, installing, initialization
- Tech AcronymsCPU, RAM, ROM, URL, HTML
- PC hardwareCPU, GPU, RAM, ROM, hard drive
low-level system software vs user-facing software
BIOSuser interface
Human-computer interaction system
- biological clocksInnate timing mechanisms in organisms
- biohazard symbolIcon denoting infectious materials
- biological parentsThose who conceived you
- biology lab
- biological fatherMale progenitor by blood
- biological motherFemale who gave birth
biology, biography, bio, antibiotic, biological, symbiosis, amphibious, biome, biotic