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Introduction To Computing Tutorial - II

By Jide Awe | Contributing Writer

READ ONLY MEMORY (ROM)

This is a special section of memory that contains instructions which are activated each time the computer is turned on. These instructions are set at the factory and cannot be changed - thus, they can only be "read", not written to. ROM instructions perform equipment checks and initialization of the computer prior to each use.

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About the Author:
Jide Awe is the Managing Director of Jidaw Systems Limited (MASTERCOMPUTERS), an IT Training and Certification provider that focuses on building IT Careers and publishes http://www.jidaw.com , an IT Career portal