Glossary of Data Communications Terms

Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.

Term: basic input/output system (BIOS)
Definition: A set of programs, usually in firmware, that enables each computer's central processing unit to communicate with printers, disks, keyboards, consoles and other attached input and output devices.

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