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Understanding Types of Read-Only Memory

Read only memory (ROM) is a non-volatile storage location that holds permanent or semi-permanent data and instructions needed to start up a computer. It contains information that is fixed at manufacture. There are four main types of ROM: masked ROM, which cannot be changed; programmable ROM, which can be programmed once; erasable programmable ROM, which can be erased and reprogrammed using UV light; and electrically erasable programmable ROM, which can be erased and reprogrammed electrically.

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Understanding Types of Read-Only Memory

Read only memory (ROM) is a non-volatile storage location that holds permanent or semi-permanent data and instructions needed to start up a computer. It contains information that is fixed at manufacture. There are four main types of ROM: masked ROM, which cannot be changed; programmable ROM, which can be programmed once; erasable programmable ROM, which can be erased and reprogrammed using UV light; and electrically erasable programmable ROM, which can be erased and reprogrammed electrically.

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Read only memory (ROM)

By Meeme JM

- They are also called firmware


- This is a non-volatile storage location that holds data and instructions permanently or
semi-permanently that are necessary for starting up the computer when it is switched on.
- The information on them is fixed at the time of manufacture and is sometimes described as
being hard-wired.
- The four main types or variations of ROM depending on the permanence of the
instructions or data written on it are: MROM, PROM, EPROM, and EEPROM.
a) Masked read only memory (MROM): - This is a memory which once programmed
instructions and data is hardwired on it by the manufacture, it cannot be changed or
written over again.
b) Programmable read only memory (PROM): - This is a memory that comes as blank
having nothing programmed or recorded on it and is programmed by the user
(written to) only once using special equipment.
c) Erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM): - This is a ROM that can be
erased by exposing it to ultra-violet (UV) light and reprogrammed for another use
for a number of times.
d) Electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) - It’s also called
EAROM (electrically alterable read only memory). This is a special type of ROM
that can be erased and reprogrammed repeatedly by the user through exposing it to
an electrical charge.

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