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    Read-Only Memory (ROM) - A+ Certification Tutorial

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    Read-Only Memory (ROM) is a type of memory that cannot be written to by the user, as information is written during manufacturing. In the past, ROM chips needed physical replacement for updates, but software updates can now update ROM chips like EEPROM. ROM stores firmware like the BIOS which contains startup routines and allows communication with hardware. EPROM is a ROM variation that can be reprogrammed with ultraviolet light. EEPROM, also called flash ROM, allows software updates of instructions written during manufacturing, typically used now for BIOS updates downloaded from manufacturer websites.

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    Read-Only Memory (ROM) is a type of memory that cannot be written to by the user, as information is written during manufacturing. In the past, ROM chips needed physical replacement for updates, but software updates can now update ROM chips like EEPROM. ROM stores firmware like the BIOS which contains startup routines and allows communication with hardware. EPROM is a ROM variation that can be reprogrammed with ultraviolet light. EEPROM, also called flash ROM, allows software updates of instructions written during manufacturing, typically used now for BIOS updates downloaded from manufacturer websites.

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    Read-Only Memory (ROM) is a type of memory that cannot be written to by the user, as information is written during manufacturing. In the past, ROM chips needed physical replacement for updates, but software updates can now update ROM chips like EEPROM. ROM stores firmware like the BIOS which contains startup routines and allows communication with hardware. EPROM is a ROM variation that can be reprogrammed with ultraviolet light. EEPROM, also called flash ROM, allows software updates of instructions written during manufacturing, typically used now for BIOS updates downloaded from manufacturer websites.

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    Read-Only Memory (ROM) is a type of memory that cannot be written to by the user, as information is written during manufacturing. In the past, ROM chips needed physical replacement for updates, but software updates can now update ROM chips like EEPROM. ROM stores firmware like the BIOS which contains startup routines and allows communication with hardware. EPROM is a ROM variation that can be reprogrammed with ultraviolet light. EEPROM, also called flash ROM, allows software updates of instructions written during manufacturing, typically used now for BIOS updates downloaded from manufacturer websites.

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    Read-Only Memory (ROM)

    Read-Only Memory (ROM) is a type of memory that you cannot write to. Information
    is written to ROM chips by the manufacturer, and this information cannot be changed.
    In the past, if ROM information needed to be updated, you had to remove the original
    ROM chip and replace it with an updated ROM chip from the manufacturer. Today you
    can update the ROM by running a special software program downloaded from the
    manufacturer's Web site, which means that you don't really have a ROM chip - you
    have an EEPROM (more on EEPROM in a bit).

    Software written to a ROM chip is called firmware. One of the major uses for ROM is
    storing the system BIOS (Basic Input-Output System), which contains Power-On Self-
    Test (POST) routines and other routines that initiate the loading of the operating
    system. The BIOS also contains the low-level code that allows the system to
    communicate with hardware devices.

    EPROM
    Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) is a type of memory that
    normally cannot be written to because it is a variation of ROM. An EPROM chip is a
    special ROM chip that the manufacturer can reprogram by using a special
    programming device that uses ultraviolet light.

    EEPROM
    A new implementation of ROM is called Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM
    (EEPROM), or flash ROM. The manufacturer writes the software instructions into the
    ROM chip, but you can update these instructions by running a special software setup
    program provided by the manufacturer. The software setup program is usually
    provided to you through the manufacturer's Web site.

    EEPROM has become the typical way to update your BIOS. BIOS code is designed to
    work with certain hardware. As hardware improves, you need to update your BIOS
    code so that your system is aware of these hardware improvements. Therefore, the
    manufacturer places BIOS updates on its Web site for computer users running its
    particular BIOS to download. You just have to download the BIOS update program and
    then run the BIOS update on your system. The update rewrites the BIOS instructions,
    making the computer "more aware" of today's hardware.

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