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DS Chapter 7 Stack 2
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Term | Definition |
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FPM (fast page memory) | An outdated memory mode used before the introduction of EDO memory. |
General Protection Fault (GPF) | A window error that occurs a when a program attempts to access a memory address that is not available or is no longer assigned to it. |
memory bank | The memory bank on a processor addresses at one time. |
parity | An error-checking scheme in which a ninth, or "parity" bit is added. |
parity error | An error that occurs when the number of 1s in the byte is not in the agreement with the expected number. |
RDRAM | direct rambus RDRAM. |
re-marked chips | re-Chips that have been used and returned to the factory, marked again, and resold. |
RIMM | A type RIMM of memory module developed by Rambus, Inc |
SIMM (single inline memory module) | A SIMM miniature circuit board used in older computers to hold RAM. |
Single channel | The single memory controller on a motherboard that can access only one DIMM at a time. |
single ranked | DIMMs ranked that provide only one 64-bit bank. |
single-sided | Memory chips embedded on only one side of a DIMM. |
SO-DIMM (small outline DIMM) | A SO type of memory module used in a notebook computers that uses DIMM technology. |
synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) | A type of SDRAM memory stored on DIMMs that runs in sync with system clock, running at the same speed as the motherboard. |
triple channels | When the memory controller accesses three DIMMs at the same time. |