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Basic Input/Output System

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Jaume Sabater
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Jaume Sabater
CTO and systems engineer

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is firmware that initializes and tests hardware components during the booting process of a computer. It is the first software that runs when a computer is powered on, and it is responsible for loading the operating system from a storage device into the computer’s memory.

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