JTskulk@lemmy.world to Software Gore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThe BIOS is part of your operating system and pee is stored in the balls.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageThe BIOS is part of your operating system and pee is stored in the balls.lemmy.worldJTskulk@lemmy.world to Software Gore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agoIt’s right there in the name: Basic Input Output Operating System It’s the first stage of whatever os you run. If you don’t think the BIOS is part of your operating system, just remove it and see how far you get on the next boot. Edit: I was always told the I in BIOS was “I/O”. WAS I DECEIVED FOR ALL THIS TIME!?
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoChant it with me… BIOOOOOOS haha. There should be a slash in there. Basic Input/Output Operating System. At least, that’s what I was taught it was many decades ago.
minus-squareVardøgor@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoBIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System. Semantically sure, it’s making your system operate, but it’s technically part of your motherboard’s firmware.
It’s right there in the name:
Basic Input Output Operating System
It’s the first stage of whatever os you run.
If you don’t think the BIOS is part of your operating system, just remove it and see how far you get on the next boot.
Edit: I was always told the I in BIOS was “I/O”. WAS I DECEIVED FOR ALL THIS TIME!?
BIOOS?
Chant it with me… BIOOOOOOS haha.
There should be a slash in there.
Basic Input/Output Operating System.
At least, that’s what I was taught it was many decades ago.
BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System.
Semantically sure, it’s making your system operate, but it’s technically part of your motherboard’s firmware.