What is a Firmware? ( Intermediate level )
Hi Friends, Today we will learn about Firmware! ( the lesser known part of a Computer ) We only hear and see more of software and hardware/ But there is another very important part of any computer or an electronic device... This is a Firmware. To make is simple : I would say " Firmware is a combination of hardware and software" Let dig into it, and find more details: There are a lot of devices that contain firmware, to name a few Computer peripherals, Embedded systems, consumer appliances and Computers. A very important point to note for a firmware is that it always resides on Non Volatile memory devices such as Flash memory or a ROM, also, these could never be changed in their lifetime ( major cases ) some manufactures also release updates to the Firmware to fix bugs and some issues if reported major. These updates have to be FLASHED into the firmware. We will go into the flashing in another blog. For now, just remember flashing is the way any firmware is ...
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