Explain how is the CMOS and ACPI related to the BIOS?

Explain how is the CMOS and ACPI related to the BIOS?

Both the CMOS and the ACPI are related to the BIOS in the following ways:

- The CMOS or also known as complementary metal oxide semiconductor is a chip that is placed on the motherboard. The CMOS may be user replaceable in old motherboards.

- The CMOS is used to store the settings of the BIOS of a computer. The BIOS stores the settings required for the computer to function once it is powered on.

- The ACPI or the advanced configuration and power interface is an industry standard to define configuration information of computers and the various power management features.

- The ACPI defines different power management features which allows the computer to enter states such as hibernation, sleep etc.