August 13 marks the 50th anniversary of the initial construction of the Berlin Wall, which cut off West Berlin from East Berlin and East Germany until its fall on November 9, 1989.First made of barbed wire and later of concrete, the guarded barrier was one of the most iconic and powerful symbols of the Cold War.ugust 13 marks the 50th anniversary of the initial construction of the Berlin Wall, which cut off West Berlin from East Berlin and East Germany until its fall on November 9, 1989. First made of barbed wire and later of concrete, the guarded barrier was one of the most iconic and powerful symbols of the Cold War.
The BIOS (/ËbaÉª.És/, an acronym for Basic Input/Output System and also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS or PC BIOS) is a type of firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup) on IBM PC compatible computers, and to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs.
BIOS - basic input output system. Related Terms. (bÄ«Â´Ås) BIOS is an acronym for basic input/output system, the built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. The BIOS is an important part of any computer system.