What do we call programs that are permanently embedded in hardware and stored in ROM?

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14 Jun 2017
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Hardware refers to the physical parts of a computer, software includes programs that can be changed or updated, and ROM software is not a standard term. Firmware consists of permanent programs stored in ROM that control hardware functions.

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