Read Only Memory

Written on July 9, 2013 – 7:33 am | by Robin |

ROM stands for Read Only Memory. As the name implies the ROMs are designed in such a way that data can only be read out during normal operation. The ROM is written information during the manufacturing process. ROMs are non-volatile so they have non-destructive read out feature. Therefore monitor program which must be present immediately after power on is store in ROM. These memories are also used to hold frequently used programs such as subroutines and tables. ROMs are available in number of forms.