BIOS - AshokBhat/notes GitHub Wiki

About

  • Acronym for Basic Input/Output System
  • Firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup)
  • Comes pre-installed on a personal computer's system board
  • First software to run when powered on
  • Provides runtime services for operating systems and programs
  • UEFI replaces BIOS

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