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| + | The basic input/output system, BIOS, appears when a computer is turned on and is the code that checks the hard drive, memory, key board and the monitor screen before the operating system. BIOS program is located in the ROM, read only memory, chip which is on the CMOS structure, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. | ||
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Introduction
[1] BIOS
The basic input/output system, BIOS, appears when a computer is turned on and is the code that checks the hard drive, memory, key board and the monitor screen before the operating system. BIOS program is located in the ROM, read only memory, chip which is on the CMOS structure, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
