Difference between RAM and ROM
RAM
It is volatile memory
It is a high speed memory
The CPU can access the data store on it
Small in size with less capacity
Data stored is easily accessible
Example… static RAM
dynamic RAM
ROM
Rom is non volatile memory
It is much slower than RAM
The CPU can not access the data stored on it unless the data is stored in RAM
Large in size with higher capacity
The data stored is not as easily accessible as in RAM
Example…programmable ROM,
Masked ROM,
Erasable programmable ROM,
Electrically erasable programmable ROM