what is a firmware?


  1. Posts : 88
    windows7 64 bit
       #1

    what is a firmware?


    hi!

    Can anyone tell me what is firmware?
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  2. Posts : 6,349
    Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
       #2

    Firmware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices. Typical examples of devices containing firmware range from end-user products such as remote controls or calculators, through computer parts and devices like hard disks, keyboards, TFT screens or memory cards, all the way to scientific instrumentation and industrial robotics. Also more complex consumer devices, such as mobile phones, digital cameras, synthesizers, etc., contain firmware to enable the device's basic operation as well as implementing higher-level functions.
    Better than I can explain it.
    Click Wiki link above for more info.
    Mike
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  3. Posts : 88
    windows7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    thanks
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  4. Posts : 6,349
    Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
       #4

    Also the Bios for your mother board and the Bios for a graphics card would be firmware.
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  5. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #5

    In time you may be offered a firmware update for your router and your CD-DVD drives.
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  6. Posts : 218
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #6

    Small software programs stored on a chip, either RAM or ROM, utilized for the basic operations of a device.
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