What does BIOS stand for?

What does BIOS stand for?

• Boot Initial Operating System
• Basic Input Output System
• Bootstrap Initial Operating Startup
• Basic Input Output Startup 

 

EXPLANATION

 BIOS is non-volatile firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process, and to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs. The BIOS firmware comes pre-installed on a personal computer's system board, and it is the first software to run when powered on.Wikipedia

BIOS (/ ˈ b aɪ ɒ s / BY-oss; an acronym for Basic Input/Output System and also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS or PC BIOS) is non-volatile firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup), and to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs.