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Introduction to ROM

ROM stands for the Read Only Memory.  It is type of the memory on the computer that is fixed and the
content of it cannot be changed.  It contains the hardwired instructions that are being used by the
computer when it boots up.  ROM is used start up the computer and loads the operating system.  It
contains the predefined set of instructions. It has been designed to perform the specific functions based on
the predefined instructions.

There is a small program inside the ROM that is known as BIOS.  It contains the instructions.  ROM is
nonvolatile as opposed to the RAM, which is volatile.  Besides the computers, the ROMs are used in the
calculators and the peripheral devices such as laser printer, where the fixed sets of instructions are
required. 

The contents of the read only memory can be read but cannot be changed, written or edited.  It’s a
dedicated chip on the motherboard that permanently stores the information in it. 

The modern types of the ROM are the EPROM and the EEPROM that can be erased and re-programmed
many times.  The other types of it are PROM, EAROM and flash ROM.  Today every computer has a
built-in ROM chip.

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