Hardware - Processor and Memory - Memory
Read Only Memory (2 of 2)

Other applications of ROM can be found where a microprocessor is dedicated to a particular task.
In these instances ROM has provided a cost effective way of storing software to be used by the microprocessor.

In this example ROM is used to store the various programs that may be run under a microprocessor dedicated to controlling a washing machine.



Washing machines use ROM chips to store progam information