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RAM can be edited/modified many times, while ROM usually cannot be modified. Some ROM can be changed slightly, or reset by exposure to UV light. but most of ROM has to be sent back to the factory if there is an error with it's contents.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoRAM - Random Access Memory
The computer reads the information from the memory and actions commands - The memory cannot be changed added to or deleted and keeps its original programme even when the computer is shut down
A good example of this was the original computer games that require a cartridge to be pushed in to a port in the machine.
RAM - Random Access Memory
The memory can take in information, change information store information whist the computer is switched on. the memory empties when the machine is powered down
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Compare and contrast RAM and ROM?
RAM is an acronym for Random Access Memory; ROM is an acronym for Read Only Memory. Both RAM and ROM are random access; that is, each cell in memory is directly accessible. The cells in RAM can be both read from and written to. The cells in ROM can only be read from. The bit pattern in ROM is determined at the time of manufacture or burned when the computer is assembled. Once a ROM has been burned (written), it cannot be changed. Another major difference is that RAM is volatile and ROM is not. This means that RAM does not maintain its bit patterns when the power is turned off, but ROM does.
Why are RAM and ROM software?
ram is random access memory and ROM is read only memory
What is the expanded form of RAM and ROM?
RAM is random access memory and ROM is read-only memory.
What is do the acronyms RAM and Rom mean?
RAM - Random Access Memory ROM - Read Only Memory
What allows faster access- RAM ROM or virtual memory a. ROM b. Virtual Memory c. RAM d. All of the above?
rom
Does a rewritable CD acts as a ROM or RAM?
Neither. Both ROM and RAM are memory. A CD is a form of storage, which has nothing to do with memory.
Which is similar to ROM?
RAM (random acces memory)
Is flash memory a RAM or ROM?
we can say its a kind of ROM... since flash memory is a specialised EEPROM...
What is RAM and what is ROM?
ram stands for random access memory while rom is read only memoryRAM is Random Access Memory that is used to store data that is from using desktop applications or web browser based functions. ROM is Read Only Memory, ROM is used for only one thing and that is to read the memory that is integrated within the CD that you put in the computer. You can remember what ROM does by just remembering Read Only Memory, because all it does is what the name implies, which is to read data.
Is a Ram a volatile?
RAM is a volatile Memory. But ROM is not volatile.
Why does a washing machine and other electrical devices have ROM and RAM?
why do washing machines have rom+ram <><><><> ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory) relate to memory in a computer. Not all electrical devices have it. Most washing machines do not.
Similarities between ram and rom?
There are none as RAM allows random write access while ROM only allows read access (the very reason why it's called ROM because it stands for Read-Only Memory).
