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Basic input output system

  • A special program contained in the computer’s ROM that controls the components of the computer and how they interact and work together. [1]
  • The specific PC input/output "rules" and the programs which execute these to allow the transfer of information to/from the "central processing unit" of the PC. [2]

  1. [1] Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005).
  2. [2] American Document Management, Glossary of Terms, http://www.amdoc.com/glossary.shtml

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