Tuesday, 14 December 2010

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)


The CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) is a battery cell attached to the motherboard. This battery keeps track of the date and time when the computer is turned off. The CMOS also keeps track of your BIOS passwords and configuration. If the computer is turned off and the CMOS is removed then the time and date will be reset to default and BIOS passwords will be erased.

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