Question

What is the difference between a ROM chip and a RAM chip?

A. A ROM chip is non-volatile and will keep its data in the case of a power failure. A RAM chip is volatile and will wipe its data in the case of a power failure.
B. A ROM chip is volatile and will wipe its data in the case of a power failure. A RAM chip is non-volatile and will keep its data in the case of a power failure.
C. A ROM chip stores temporary data. A RAM chip stores permanent data.
D. A ROM chip stores permanent data. A RAM chip stores temporary data.

Answer 1

A: A ROM chip is non-volatile and will keep its data in the case of a power failure. A RAM chip is volatile and will wipe its data in the case of a power failure.

Step-by-step explanation:

ROM chips were widely used at the time of the old consoles, because with it you had an extremely fast and non-volatile memory, but this technology is very expensive and started to use CDs in the Consoles, while the RAM memory is a memory of execution random (RAM = RANDOM ACESS MEMORY).