computing, BIOS (/ˈbaɪɒs, -oʊs/, BY-oss, -ohss; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is a type of...
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up BIOS or bios in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bios or BIOS may refer to: Bios (album), the third album by Costa Rican music group Gandhi Bios (novel)...
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Video BIOS is the BIOS of a graphics card in a (usually IBM PC-derived) computer. It initializes the graphics card at the computer's boot time. It also...
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Extended BIOS may refer to: XIOS, the extended BIOS in Digital Research's MP/M, Concurrent CP/M, Concurrent DOS, Multiuser DOS and REAL/32 (since 1979)...
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system—especially game software). BIOS runs in the real address mode (Real Mode) of the x86 CPU, so programs that call BIOS either must also run in real mode...
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code BIO Biography (abbreviation) Bioplastic, plastic made from biomass British Informatics Olympiad Bio, prefix and abbreviation of biology Bios (disambiguation)...
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the BIOS-3 facilities. Mark Nelson and John Allen have acknowledged the importance of BIOS-3 and Russian insights to Biosphere 2. In 1991, BIOS-3 became...
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Nonvolatile BIOS memory refers to a small memory on PC motherboards that is used to store BIOS settings. It is traditionally called CMOS RAM because it...
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txt. VESA Super VGA BIOS Extension 1.0 (Standard # VS891001) 1 October 1989 VESA BIOS Extension 1.2 VESA BIOS Extension 2.0 VESA BIOS Extension 3.0 Dr....
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BioShock is a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K. The first game...
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Finch (film) (redirect from BIOS (film))
in Sci-Fi Film 'Bios' From 'Game of Thrones' Director (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2017. "Tom Hanks Sci-Fi Project 'Bios' Goes to Amblin...
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these colors are used in BIOS interrupts, specifically INT 10h, the video interrupt. When writing text to the screen, a BIOS color attribute is used to...
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bytes): Format of short DOS 7.1 Extended BIOS Parameter Block (60 bytes) for FAT32: Format of full DOS 7.1 Extended BIOS Parameter Block (79 bytes) for FAT32:...
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The BIOS boot partition is a partition on a data storage device that GNU GRUB uses on legacy BIOS-based personal computers in order to boot an operating...
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Management BIOS (SMBIOS) specification defines data structures (and access methods) that can be used to read management information produced by the BIOS of a...
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compatibility, it supports standard BIOS features and calling interfaces that are implemented by a typical proprietary x86 BIOS. SeaBIOS can either run on bare hardware...
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communication layer is implemented using a RPC call scheme built on DSP/BIOS LINK. DSP/BIOS LINK is implemented using shared memory and internal interrupts[clarification...
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NetBIOS (/ˈnɛtbaɪɒs/) is an acronym for Network Basic Input/Output System. It provides services related to the session layer of the OSI model allowing...
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BioWare is a Canadian video game developer based in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk...
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A bio-based material is a material intentionally made, either wholly or partially, from substances derived from living (or once-living) organisms, such...
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BioSteel may refer to: BioSteel Sports Nutrition, a Canadian company BioSteel (fiber), a material derived from goat's milk Biosteel, a silk-based material...
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Controlled ecological life-support system (redirect from BioHome)
expanding into the research facility known as the BIOS-3. Then in 1965, crewed experiments began in the BIOS-3. Human presence in space, thus far, has been...
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Biobío River (redirect from Bio-Bio River)
The Biobío River (also known as Bío Bío or Bio-Bio) is the second largest river in Chile. It originates at Icalma and Galletué lakes in the Andes and flows...
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Power-on self-test (redirect from BIOS beep codes)
of POST are handled by the BIOS or UEFI. In IBM PC compatible computers, the main duties of POST are handled by the BIOS or UEFI, which may hand some...
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Biological agent (redirect from Bio-Weapon)
biotoxins are also included among the bio-agents. More than 1,200 different kinds of potentially weaponizable bio-agents have been described and studied...
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Radio Bío-Bío is a Chilean radio station with broad coverage in Chile. It covers news, sports, music, economics, and international relations. The station...
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Gandhi (Costa Rican band) (redirect from Bios (album))
Tributo a Soda Stereo, in 2002 they released a double compilation album named BIOS. In 2004 they released the album Ciclos, produced by Mexican producer and...
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Bioism is an artistic, philosophical, and ethical approach that proposes the creation of new life forms and value systems based on biological thinking...
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