What do you call the BIOS on your system? The BIOS? UEFI? Unified Extensible Firmware Interface doesn't exactly roll off the ...

A computer's Basic Input Output System and Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor together handle a rudimentary and essential process: they set up the computer and boot the operating system. The BIOS ...

The Basic Input Output System controls your computer before the operating system is launched. It's responsible for starting the correct hardware and booting the operating system correctly. By ...

Better than eight years ago, seismic equipment maker Input/Output wanted to make the next generation of sensors — the ears that help geologists detect oil and gas formations underground. The whole ...