BIOS Flashcards
1
Q
BIOS stands for:
A
Basic input output system
2
Q
What is BIOS
A
A piece of firmware stored on the memory chip on a motherboard that runs before anything else to ensure everything works correctly.
3
Q
firmware
A
Permanent software programmed into ROM
4
Q
POST
A
Power on self test, a testing sequence BIOS does to ensure hardware withing the computer is working. If a success, it will initiate the bootstrap process, if not, it will halt the boot process or give an error
