Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Firmware

Firmware is a program(Software) That is store on a chip(Hardware) but is not considered to be hardware and software.  In other words, it is between hardware and software--in between hard and soft comes firm.
The terms BIOS  and firmware have been used interchangeably and serve to confuse the issue. Firmware simply refers to the programs the are stored in chips and not on hard disks or other such devices.    

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