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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FPM (fast page memory) | an outdated memory mode used before the introduction of EDO memory |
| General Protection Fault (GPF) | a Windows that occurs when a program attempts to access a memory address that is not available or is no longer assigned to it |
| memory bank | the memory a processor addresses at one time |
| parity | an error-checking scheme in which a ninth bit is added |
| parity error | an error that occurs when the number of 1s in the byte is not in agreement with the expected number |
| RDRAM | a RDRAM memory technology that uses a narrow network-type system bus |
| re-marked chips | re-marked chips that have been used and returned to the factory, marked again and resold |
| RIMM | a type of RIMM memory module |
| SIMM (single inline memory module) | a miniature SIMM circuit board used in older computers to hold RAM |
| Single channel | the memory controller on a motherboard that can access only one DIMM at a time single channel |
| single ranked | DIMMs that provide only one single ranked 64-bit bank |
| single-sided | memory chips embedded on only a single side of a DIMM |
| SO-DIMM (small outline DIMM) | a type of SO-DIMM memory module used in notebook computers that uses DIMM technology |
| synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) | a type of SDRAM memory stored on DIMMs that runs in sync with the system clock |
| triple channels | when the triple channels memory controller accesses 3 DIMMs at the same time |