The CPU or Central Processing Unit.
I dont think there's a specific chip that tells what's in a computer. It's probably a software device that scans your computer and sees whats plugged into it.
If you removed the ROM chip - then powered up the computer, you would simply get a blank screen. The operating system 'kicks in' because the ROM chip tells it to start.
The computer chip
The Basic Input Output System -- BIOS -- wakes up the computer and alerts the operating system as to which components are installed and the function of each.
The computer chip was invented in America by Lee de Forest!!!!
A computer chip used in Xboxes and elsewhere.
BIOS chip
microprocessor
A poker chip. A wood chip. A computer chip. A cow chip. A chip off the old block. A chip on the shoulder.
your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. your system's BIOS is stored on an unremovable chip on your computer's motherboard. it is permanently stored on one or two ROM ICs installed on the system board
CPU - Central Processing Unit which performs logical calculations
Yes, there are instructions for identifying a CPU or computer chip online. You can tell by the markings or download special software that will tell you what the chip is.