What are the functions of the BIOS while the operating system is running?

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/462314/w...

Accepted answer links:
[For example, when a computer sleeps]: https://superuser.com/a/462440/34598
[ACPI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_C...
["brings power management under the control of the operating system (OSPM), as opposed to the previous BIOS-central system, which relied on platform-specific firmware to determine power management and configuration policy"]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit...
[UEFI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Ex...
[Wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit...

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