COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
MEMORY SYSTEMS
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Question
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What is Firmware?
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Data in the RAM
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A program in ROM
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Any item of Hardware
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Any program in Cache
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Firmware is programming that’s written to a hardware device’s non-volatile memory. Non-volatile memory is a form of static random access memory where the content is saved when a hardware device is turned off or loses its external power source.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was not composed of CPU machine instructions, but of lower-level microcode involved in the implementation of machine instructions. It existed on the boundary between hardware and software; thus the name firmware.
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