What is CMOS?

CMOS is an acronym for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, (a term you really don't need to learn since it’s not a computer term but a description of a semiconductor technology). The CMOS stores pertinent system configuration information and other BIOS settings when system power is off.

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