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BIOS Definition:

BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System, a computer system or IBM PC compatibles (computer based on Intel's x86 family of processors) refers to a collection of software routines that can do the following things: 1. Initialization (ignition) and the testing of the hardware (in a process called the Power On Self Test, POST) 2. Load and run the operating system 3. Set some basic configuration of the computer (date, time, storage configuration, the configuration of the boot process, performance, and stability of your computer) 4. Helps operating systems and applications in the process of hardware settings using the BIOS Runtime Services. BIOS provides a low-level communication interface, and can control many types of hardware (like keyboards). Because of its proximity to the hardware, the BIOS is generally made by using assembly language (assembly) which is used by the machine in question. The term first appeared in the operating system CP / M, which is part of CP / M loaded during the boot process starts dealing directly with hardware (multiple machines running CP / M has a simple boot loader in ROM). Most versions of DOS have a file called "IBMBIO.COM" (IBM PC-DOS) or "IO.SYS" (MS-DOS) that serves just as well as CP / M disk BIOS.