COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
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Question
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Write operation only
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Read operation only
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Both write and read operation
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Erase operation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: ROM means “Read Only Memory”. Hence, it has capability to perform read operation only. No write or erase operation could be performed in the ROM. It has designed to provide the computer with resident programmes and for booting purpose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Read-only memory, or ROM, is a type of computer storage containing non-volatile, permanent data that, normally, can only be read, not written to. ROM contains the programming that allows a computer to start up or regenerate each time it is turned on.
Detailed explanation-3: -Data in RAM can be modified, erased, or read. Data in ROM can only be read, it cannot be modified or erased.
Detailed explanation-4: -ROM is a non-volatile memory. Non-volatile memory, NVM, or non-volatile storage is a type of computer memory that can retrieve stored information even after having been power cycled (turned off and back on). Whereas Volatile memory is the memory that can not be retrieved after having been power cycled.
Detailed explanation-5: -Features of ROM (Read-Only Memory): ROM is a non-volatile memory. Information stored in ROM is permanent. Information and programs stored on it, we can only read. Information and programs are stored on ROM in binary format.