Tag: BIOS

The Unified Expandable Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification for a program that connects a computer's firmware to its operating system (OS). The UEFI should eventually replace the BIOS. Like the BIOS, UEFI is installed at the time of manufacture and it is the first program that runs when a computer is turned on. It checks the

UEFI is the abbreviated form of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. This is an interface that will replace the BIOS to configure the hardware and load and start an operating system. It was first introduced by Intel as the Intel Boot Initiative, which was then changed to EFI. Then EFI was taken over by the unified EFI forum and was

The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is a set of functions, stored in the ROM of the motherboard of a computer, allowing it to perform basic operations when it is powered up. It is an interface accessible to the start of the computer at the touch of a button. It is generally used for configuration. New computers start using the Unified

How to tell if my PC is running in UEFI or BIOS mode