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The Basic Input Output System
The Basic Input Output System
The motherboard is the body or mainframe of the computer, through which all other
components interface. It is the central circuit board making up a complex electronic
system
Power Supply
The power supply as its name might suggest is the device that supplies power to all
the components in the computer.
If your putting something in your computer and taking it out is most likely a
form of removable media.
Internal Storage
Internal storage is hardware that keeps data inside the computer for later
use and remains persistent even when the computer has no power.
Expansion card
Alternatively referred to as an add-on card, expansion board, internal card, interface adapter, or
card
The Basic Input Output System, usually referred to as BIOS, is software stored on a
small memory chip on the motherboard.
What Is the BIOS Used For?
BIOS instructs the computer on how to perform a number of basic functions such as
booting and keyboard control.
BIOS is also used to identify and configure the hardware in a computer such as the
hard drive, floppy drive, optical drive, CPU, memory, etc
BIOS contains a number of hardware configuration options that can be changed
through the setup utility.