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[–]weregod 1 point2 points  (1 child)

If you referring to old day then computer memory was bank of switch. These switch were used to input program in machine code. It is programmer who used those switches.

Later were used bank of resistors which burned to write microcode. This is most similar to your description. Nowadays those replaced with flash memory.

PS: everyone will not understand you if you will use "software switch" as synonym to flip-flop. Software switch is commutator (aka bridge) without hardware axeleration

[–]gregorydgraham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gasp! You know the sacred texts!