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In computing, BIOS (, ; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup). On a computer using BIOS firmware, the firmware comes pre-installed on the computer's motherboard.
BIOS is a type of firmware that comes pre-installed on your computer's motherboard and handles the initial setup of your hardware when you turn on the computer. It also provides essential services that help your operating system and programs run properly once the computer has started up.
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- Pair of BIOS chips.jpg
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- A pair of AMD BIOS chips for a Dell 310 computer from the 1980s. The bottom one shows the distinct window of an EPROM chip.
- Technology standard.year_started
- 1981
- Technology standard.organization
- Originally IBM as proprietary software, later industry wide as a de facto standard. In 1996, the BIOS Boot Specification was written by Compaq, Phoenix Technologies and Intel.
- Technology standard.successor
- UEFI
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- Instance of
- software
- Subclass of
- operating system
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Phoenix Technologies
- Image
- AWD BIOS.jpg
- Has use
- booting
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- replaced by
- Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
- Commons category
- Basic Input Output System
- topic's main category
- Category:BIOS
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/bios
- facet of
- smartphone
- used by
- IBM PC compatible
- discoverer or inventor
- Gary Kildall
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