can you tell me the difference between a R.A.M and R.O.M?

Answer 1

Random Access Memory v.s Read Only Memory

ROM is programmed once, usually in the factory.
You can access it randomly, but only read values
on it - you can't change anything.

RAM you can read and change any of it randomly
though it tends to forget your changes if it loses
power.

There are things in between:

PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory - which
can be written ONCE, not necessarily at the factory.

EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory -
You can do something to the PROM to make it forget its
settings so it can be written again. Mind you, when it forgets,
it forgets everything. Generally, these can be re-programmed
only a few times. When I used them, the way you made
them forget their settings was to expose them to UV light.
Consequently, you always put a piece of tape over the
window over the chip so they didn't erase over time.

EEPROM - Electrically Erasable PROM ... a special case
of EPROM that can be erased by applying an electrical
signal to it. This concept has been replaced by "Flash RAM".

Answer 2

MEMORY MEMORY Internal storage areas in the computer The term memory identifies data storage that comes in the form of chips, and the word storage is used for memory that exists on tapes or disks. Moreover, the term memory is usually used as a shorthand for physical memory, which refers to the actual chips capable of holding data. Some computers also use virtual memory, which expands physical memory onto a hard disk. Every computer comes with a certain amount of physical memory, usually referred to as main memory or RAM. You can think of main memory as an array of boxes, each of which can hold a single byte of information. A computer that has 1 megabyte of memory, therefore, can hold about 1 million bytes (or characters) of information. ROM or Read Only Memory, Computers almost always contain a small amount of read-only memory that holds instructions for starting up the computer. Unlike RAM, ROM cannot be written to. It is non-volatile which means once you turn off the computer the information is still there.

Answer 3

Random Access Memory (RAM)
used to store system software for computer operation and computer equipment coordination, and data currently manipulated by program instructions.

Read Only Memory (ROM)
Used to store information or instructions that do not change. Data stored in this type of memory is permanent, even when the power of the computer is turned off. ROM is described as nonvolatile.

Answer 4

Yes I can. RAM stands for Random Access Memory. ROM stands for Read Only Memory. The difference is that the memory in RAM can be changed by your computer's processor. In other words, if you type a letter on your computer, that letter is stored in binary code in the RAM chips installed on your motherboard. ROM, on the other hand, is hard-wired memory that cannot be changed, and it performs the function of loading your operating system, like Windows. Computers, when they are first turned on, don't know anything. Something in their hardware tells them to go to this ROM chip and read what to next. Sort of like pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps. Which is where the word "boot up" comes from, by the way.

Answer 5

as their names imply they are very different. RAM (Random Access Memory) is very dynamic, allowing reading and writing, at virtually any place in the memory ...this is pretty much what your hard drive and memory sticks provide. ROM (Read Only Memory) is a set of fixed data (as in CD-ROM, you are able to read the data on the CD but are not able to write or change it)( Your Bios is usually on a ROM chip also)

Answer 6

I think, you may need Random Access meaning.

Random Access like: Television Remote Control can access any canal (memory location) with the same speed (with pressing canal number) . But,

Other method for access to memory is:
Sequential Access. like: Type drive, access the last location is slower than access to first location OR
Access time for access to any location are not the same.

Answer 7

I was wondering if you had some new idea about dating? If not I can tell you that RAM is Random Access Memory and ROM is Reading only memory. he difference is that RAM covers it all and ROM only covers reading.

Answer 8

This is not a singles and dating question. My initials are R.A.M.!

Answer 9

Random access memory & read only memory. Ram is temporary. ROM stays put like CDs.

Answer 10

RAM: Random Access Memory; supports both reads and writes.

ROM: Read-Only Memory...supports only reads.