Firmware

In computing, firmware is software that is embedded in a hardware device, that allows reading and executing the software, but does not allow modification, e.g., writing or deleting data by an end user. Examples of firmware include:\n* the BIOS found in personal computers.\n* Open Firmware, used in Apple Macintosh computers\n* the computer program in a read-only memory (ROM) integrated circuit chip. A hardware configuration is usually used to represent the software.\n* the erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) chip, which program may be modified by special external hardware, but not by an application program. A well known specific example is\nSource: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

See also

\n*Flash memory Category:Embedded systems \n\n\n\n