Memory Types
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are stored in different Types of Memory installed in Cisco & .
FLASH Memory:
FLASH Memory is a Removable/Non-Removable chip which stores the original but Compressed Cisco IOS image.
Some part of FLASH memory can also be used to store the backup config files.
ROM (Read Only Memory):
Contains the POST & BOOTSTRAP program which finds the IOS image from FLASH Memory, decompresses & loads the compressed IOS from the Flash Memory to the RAM.
NVRAM (NonVolatile RAM):
Stores the Initial/Startup configuration file that is used when the Router/Switch is first powered on/Reloaded.
RAM/DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory):
Just like the computer's Random Access Memory (RAM) which is used to store the running configuration, Cisco's DRAM also does the same job.
CCNA 200-301 OCG, Volume 1, Pg. 99-100 - Wendell Odom.