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Internal Components of a Cisco Router and Switch

The given table shows all the internal components of a Cisco Router:

Components Description
It is stored in the microcode of the ROM and used to bring a
Bootstrap router up during the initialization. It boots the Cisco router
and then loads it in the IOS.
It is used to check the basic functionality of the router
POST (Power-on-self-test) hardware, and it determines which interfaces are present. It
is also stored in the microcode of the ROM.
It is stored in the microcode of the ROM, and used for
ROM monitor
manufacturing, testing, and troubleshooting.
It is also referred to as the boot loader by Cisco. It is a small
Mini-IOS IOS in ROM that can be used to perform maintenance
operations.
RAM (Random Access It is used to hold packet buffers, ARP cache, running
Memory) configurations, and routing tables.
It is used to start and maintain the router. It holds the POST
ROM (Read Only Memory)
and the bootstrap program as well as the mini-IOS.
By default, it stores the Cisco IOS. Flash memory does not
Flash Memory
erase data when the router is reloaded.
It stands for Non-volatile RAM, which is used to hold the
NVRAM router and switch configuration. It does not erase data
when the router or switch is reloaded.
It is used to control how the router boots up. This value can
be found at the last line of the show version command. By
Configuration register default, the output is set to 0x2120, which tells the router
to load the IOS from flash memory and to load the
configuration from NVRAM.
Block Diagram

Cisco Boot Sequence

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