BIOS And UEFI Flashcards by Ryan Uhrich | Brainscape

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Program the CPU uses to start the computer system
Serves as a method configuring the motherboard using a text-based interface

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Basic Input / Output System (BIOS)

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Software on a chip and contains BIOS program code in the flash memory of a motherboard

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Firmware

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Supports 64-bit processors and provides a GUI
Updated form of BIOS that allows keyboard and a mouse as input and provides a GUI
Faster boot-up system

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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

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