ATmega8 microcontroller has 23 programmable input/output (I/O) pins which can be used for interfacing with external world. It is possible to configure them as input or output by setting a particular ...

The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) on your PC controls fundamental operations, such as guiding the computer on how to boot up and managing communication between the operating system and hardware. On ...

A computer's basic input/output system—or BIOS—lives in a small chip on the motherboard, and manages the most basic instructions that operate your computer. It allows the PC to power on, boot into an ...

Your computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is about to become history and be replaced by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) -- and that brings both advantages and problems. When you ...

When it comes to ATmega8 basic I/O interfacing, we just learned how to connect a switch as an input device to control one LED connected as an output device. Now a simple tour through selected areas of ...