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What is read-only access memory?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

READ-ONLY memory is protected against modification by a simple user Write Command. It is generally used to hold low level code such as the Instruction Set for the Computer Hardware itself. The typical application user can NOT address this memory area, but on their behalf, the Operating System can read the memory contents, but NOT modify it.

Memory Chips of this type are typically FLASHED to make updates to their contents.

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