Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a ROM for storing a program therein; a RAM for temporarily storing therein the program read from the ROM; a program execution unit that is adapted to read and execute the program from the ROM or the RAM; a memory management unit that translates a virtual address output by the program execution unit to a physical address of the ROM or the RAM; a page table storage unit for storing therein a page table which is referred to by the memory management unit, and in which mapping data of a virtual address with a physical address of the ROM or the RAM corresponding to the virtual address is stored; a detection unit that detects change of an event in the information processing apparatus; an operation switching unit that is adapted to instruct, when the detection unit detects the change of the event during a ROM-operation in which the program execution unit reads the program from the ROM, switching from the ROM-operation to a RAM-operation in which the program execution unit