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PROGRAMMABLE ROM [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • IT Security
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Software stored in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable ROM. Easier to change than hardware but harder than software stored on disc, firmware is often responsible for the behavior of a system when it is first switched on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Logiciel mémoriser dans une mémoire fixe (ROM) ou dans un ROM programmable. Plus facile à modifier que le matériel mais plus difficile qu'un logiciel mémorisé sur disque, la microprogrammation contrôle souvent le comportement d'un système qu'on vient de mettre en marche.

Spanish

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