What is firmware

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Thursday September 2, 2010

If you've ever wondered, "

what is firmware?

" you're in luck. Here, we'll give you a quick

definition of firmware

in easy to understand terms.

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Show Notes

- Firmware is a term for programing that's written to the Read-Only Memory (ROM) of a device.

- It's part software and part hardware, so to avoid confusion it was called firmware.

- Many devices have firmware including phones, remote controls, keyboards, cameras and much more.

- Firmware helps a device to work as designed and is installed during production.

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