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List Out the Features of Computer Memory?

Features of each type of memory

Type	Volatile?	Write able?	Erase Size	Max Erase Cycles	Cost (per Byte)	Speed
SRAM	Yes	Yes	Byte	Unlimited	Expensive	Fast
DRAM	Yes	Yes	Byte	Unlimited	Moderate	Moderate
Masked ROM	No	No	n/a	n/a	Inexpensive	Fast
PROM	No	Once, with a device programmer	n/a	n/a	Moderate	Fast
EPROM	No	Yes, with a device programmer	Entire Chip	Limited (consult datasheet)	Moderate	Fast
EEPROM	No	Yes	Byte	Limited (consult datasheet)	Expensive	Fast to read, slow to erase/write
Flash	No	Yes	Sector	Limited (consult datasheet)	Moderate	Fast to read, slow to erase/write
NVRAM	No	Yes	Byte	Unlimited	Expensive (SRAM + battery)	Fast

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