What Is The Difference Between RAM And ROM?

RAM (Random Access Memory):  RAM is a part of computer hardware which stores the operating system application programs and data or currently running processes kept so that they can  quickly reach to the computer's process. The RAM is specially designed for the communication with processor as compared to the other storage devices like hard disk etc. because of its capability of fast data transfer. The data in the RAM stays there as long as your computer is on, and when the computer gets shutdown all the data from the RAM is wiped. The RAM can have different forms e.g. it can be in the form of a module which is to be plugged into the motherboard or it can also be in the form of a discrete microchips which are normally of 256 MB 512 MB.And most of the computers are designed which allows user to add these modules up to certain capacity.

ROM (Read Only Memory):-In addition to RAM there is another type of memory present in the computer which is called the ROM the other form of read only memory is CD-Rom storage, Floppy Disk  every computer has a small capacity of ROM that holds enough programming which can load the operating system to the RAM.

RAM: - Random-access memory provides temporary storage of data and programs during processing within solid-state integrated circuits. Integrated circuits or chips are silicon chips into which thousands of electronic components are attached. In RAM, the two electric states often are represented by the presence or absence of an electrical charge. There are other RAM "FPMRAM, EDO RAM, SRAM, DRAM, BEDO RAM, are types of memory.

ROM: - Read Only Memory, the contents of ROM a non-volatile technology and can be "read only" when you turn on a microcomputer system, a program in ROM automatically readies the computer system for use and produces the initial display screen prompt. Computer almost always contains a small amount of read-only memory that holds instructions for starting up the computer. Unlike RAM, ROM cannot be written to. Flash memory is type of PROM. PROM is a memory chip on which you can store a program.

ROME stores critical programs such as the program that boots the computer. In addition, ROMs, are used extensively in calculators and peripheral devices such as laser printers, whose fonts are often stored in ROMs. A variation of ROM is the PROM.

Ram- is random access memory.

Rom- is read only memory.