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Can ROM be called SAM(Sequential Access Memory)?


ROM and RAM are 2 distinct memories, while RAM is randomly accessed, SAM is sequentially accessed, I understand that ROM is read-only but still, could it be said that a computer accesses it in a sequential manner(since it does not access it in a random manner) and hence it is a type of SAM?


Solution

  • https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/memory-access-methods/ img from the article

    The second point clearly states that RAM and ROM are both applications of Random Access, and hence: NO, It CANNOT BE CALLED SAM as it an application of Random Access and NOT Sequential Access.