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What is a CMOS chip?
Its is the button battery that stores the BIOS settings for your computer.
What type of chip is battery powered and can be used to store configuration settings for the computer?
Cmos chip
What device maintains the cmos settings even if the computer is totally unplugged from ac adapter?
There is a small battery that powers the CMOS chip.
Which chip acts as a clock to keep the current date and time?
CMOS Chip
What part of the computer stores data while it's being manipulated?
on a cmoputer chip
What chip can be reprogrammed without removing the chip?
CMOS Chip
Which chip is used to store information that describes specified device parameters?
CMOS chip
Can a TTL chip drive a CMOS chip?
yes
How does CMOS battery works in personal computer?
All AT computers (80286 processor) or later require a small battery on the system board that provides power to the Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) chip, even while the computer is turned off. This chip contains information about the system configuration (e.g., hard disk type, floppy drive types, date and time, and the order in which the computer will look for bootable disks). The CMOS battery allows the CMOS to preserve these settings.
How Does CMOS RAM save settings?
The CMOS chip in your computer is backed up by a battery (like a large watch battery) this only kicks in when the computer is switched off. Since the chip requires VERY little power to maintain its settings, the battery will keep the settings for a long time - sometimes years.
The CMOS configuration chip does what?
it contains a small amount of memory, or RAM, enough to configuration or setup information about the computer. This chip is responsible for remembering the current date and time, which hard drives and floppy drives are present, how the serial and parallel are configured and so forth. When the computer is first turned on, it looks to this CMOS chip to find out what hardware it should expect to find.
Are Cmos in a modern computer?
Yes CMOS is available in modern computer. CMOS definition: Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor, or CMOS, typically refers to a battery-powered memory chip in your computer that stores startup information. Your computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) uses this information when starting your computer. CMOS-related error messages could be caused by a faulty or discharged battery. The battery can become discharged if your computer has been turned off for a very long time. To resolve CMOS-related errors, check the information that came with your computer or contact your computer manufacturer. Because your CMOS settings are specific to your computer's hardware, Microsoft can't provide specific instructions for changing them.
