Information about Firmware

[zain_759]

Can I kindly be informed that what does a Firmware mean? and what is its function?reply soon!

[Ponch]

A firmware is a software that manages a device. I guess firmware means that it is not intended to be (as a "normal operation") modified by the end user. It sometimes can be updated by qualified people, sometimes by end users, but it depends what kind of hardware we are talking about (by the way, this is a "Windows XP" software forum).

New versions of firmwares are only developped when the device has a known bug.

[IcemanND]

from Wikipedia:

Firmware is a term sometimes used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs that internally control various electronic devices. Typical examples range from end user products such as remote controls or calculators, through computer parts and devices like harddisks, 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.