Remember ROM
Full name: Read-Only Memory
Memory aid: Read the permanent recipe; do not rewrite it during ordinary use.
Modern firmware may use rewritable flash rather than immutable ROM.
Study area: Memory & modules · Batch 1
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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ROM — Read-Only Memory
Stores data intended to persist with limited or no normal modification.
Why learn ROM — Read-Only Memory?
Stores data intended to persist with limited or no normal modification.
Where it came from
Modern firmware may use rewritable flash rather than immutable ROM.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Read the permanent recipe; do not rewrite it during ordinary use.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand ROM: Read-Only Memory.
- Recall this memory aid: Read the permanent recipe; do not rewrite it during ordinary use.
- Explain the practical use: Stores data intended to persist with limited or no normal modification.
- Explain this distinction: Modern firmware may use rewritable flash rather than immutable ROM.
- Identify ROM in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Micron DRAM products and technical resources (www.micron.com)