LEGACY BIOS
LEGACY BIOS, OR BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM, IS A FIRMWARE INTERFACE THAT HAS BEEN USED IN PERSONAL COMPUTERS SINCE THE 1980S.
IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INITIALIZING THE HARDWARE AND LOADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM. LEGACY BIOS IS A 16-BIT SYSTEM,
WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS LIMITED IN ITS
CAPABILITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IT CAN ONLY SUPPORT HARD DRIVES UP TO 2.2 TERABYTES
IN SIZE.
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UEFI
UEFI, OR UNIFIED EXTENSIBLE FIRMWARE INTERFACE, IS A NEWER
FIRMWARE INTERFACE THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN 2005. IT IS DESIGNED TO REPLACE
LEGACY BIOS AND OFFERS A NUMBER OF ADVANTAGES, INCLUDING:
FASTER BOOT TIMES
SUPPORT FOR LARGER
HARD DRIVES (UP TO 9 ZETTABYTES)
A GRAPHICAL USER
INTERFACE
SECURE BOOT SUPPORT
SUPPORT FOR NETWORK
BOOTING
UEFI IS A 32-BIT OR 64-BIT SYSTEM, WHICH GIVES IT MORE
FLEXIBILITY THAN LEGACY BIOS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS A WIDER RANGE OF HARDWARE,
INCLUDING 64-BIT PROCESSORS AND UEFI-COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS.
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM
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