COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
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Read Only Memory
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Read On Memory
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Roam On Monday
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -ROM devices are used for storage of data that does not require modification, hence the name ‘read only memory’.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stores crucial information essential to operate the system, like the program essential to boot the computer. It is non-volatile. Always retains its data. Used in embedded systems or where the programming needs no change.
Detailed explanation-5: -ROMs are of five types: MROM (masked read only memory), PROM (programmable read only memory), EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory), EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory), and Flash Memory.