Chapter 6 - BIOS
- Chipset – Electronic chips that handle all low level processing on a PC
- Beep Code – Beeping sound code that will tell you problems with your pc.
- CMOS Clear – Using this will clear the CMOS
- Bootable Disk – Disk drive that can be booted in the BIOS menu.
- Flash ROM - You can write information to it but it wont be erased when the system is off.
- System Bios – Controls basic input output system.
- Device Drivers – These are used to tell devices that are plugged into your pc how to work.
- ROM- Read Only Memory
- Installation Disc – Disc that is used to install a Software or OS.
- System Disk – Any storage device with a bootable operating system.
- Secure Boot – A feature that secures the boot sequence.
- LoJack – A tracking software put into computers.
- POST Card – Plug in Diagnostics card.
- Bootstrap Loader – Used to load software’s.
- Nonvolatile - Retaining data even if there is a break in the power supply.
- Firmware – Software programed to the read only memory
- Power on Self-Test – Test to see if the pc can power on
- (CMOS) – Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
- Scan Code - Its a pattern of 1's and 0's
- Registry - A special database that stores everything on a windows device.
