Bios? sounds like biology something to me...

Well kinda.....a simple explanation of the bios.....it means "basic input output system"....and to put it even more simply....it is the beginning of the startup system on your computer which checks all the hardware and gets it going to its proper place....checking to see if it is all working properly etc.....from the bios screen you are able to reset the motherboard options to do what you want it to do first at startup etc...such as the boot sequence-do you want to start from a CD and reinstall the operating system?...that is a scenario and you definitely need to use the bios for.....