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| Dynamic Random Access Memory |
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| Single Incline Memory Module; essentially, a packaging type for 8 DRAM chips; max 32-bits |
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| Fast Page Mode RAM; old, outdated RAM! It's a trap! |
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| Synchronous DRAM; DRAM that's tied to the system clock so it works synonymously with the MCC |
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| Dual Inline Memory Module; alternate packaging type; 64-bits |
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| Slot where you put the RAM |
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| What five speeds were used on early SDRAM systems? |
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| PC66, PC75, PC83, PC100, and PC133 |
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| How can you tell what speed SDRAM you need for a system? |
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| The speed of the SDRAM must surpass the speed of the frontside bus |
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| Rambus DRAM; handle speeds up to 800MHz; a stick is called RIMM; 184 and 160 pins for desktop and laptops |
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| Dual-Channel Architecture |
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| RIMM is structured so data is pulled alternatively from each stick, so two sticks are required for the RAM to work |
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| Continuity RIMM; used to fill an empty RAM slot to allow RIMM to use properly |
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| Double Data Rate SDRAM; two processes per clock cycle; 184 pin DIMMs, and match 168 pin DIMMs in size, but not pin compatibility |
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| What's the difference between DDR SDRAM DIMM with dual-channel architecture and RIMM? |
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| RIMM requires two sticks, which requires CRIMM, while DDR SDRAM can function with a single stick |
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| Same as DDR SDRAM, but clock-doubles the input-output circuits to add a 4-bit buffer similar to a cache |
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| Doubles buffer to 8-bits, includes XMP that enables users to overclock the RAM easily |
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| Chips on both sides of the DIMMs; some motherboards can't handle double-sided RAM |
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| Clock Cycle 2/3; How many clock cycles DRAM takes before the MCC can ask for more code |
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| Time it takes for RAM to be able to send another line of code |
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| Used to verify that data coming from the RAM is correct, but didn't always catch errors and couldn't repair errors. |
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| Error correction code RAM; corrects errors as they occur; slower and more expensive than regular RAM; comes in all DIMM package types |
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| What is the average number of RAM DIMMs a motherboard can handle? |
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| RAM with intermediary buffering chips to allow for more than 4 sticks of RAM |
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| What are two symptoms that a computer may need more RAM? |
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| General system sluggishness and excessive hard drive accessing |
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| Excessive accessing of the HD |
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| Can you put DRAM that is faster than the motherboard requires in a PC? |
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| Yes, but it will not operate faster |
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| Can you put sticks of multiple speeds in a PC? |
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| Yes, as long as both are ≥ the required speed by the motherboard and the motherboard doesn't use dual channel |
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| Serial Presence Detect; chip on the DIMM or RIMM that contains all the information about the DRAM installed for the computer to read |
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| What does a memory error indicate? |
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| They can indicate bad RAM, but sometimes they are completely random and unrelated to RAM |
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| Non-maskable interrupt; manifests as a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) |
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