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JT Ch 7 Stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Burst EDO (BEDO) | A refined version of EDO |
| CAS Latency (CL) | A method of measuring access timing to memory |
| C-RIMM (Continuity RIMM) | A placeholder RIMM module that provides continuity so that every RIMM slot is filled |
| DDR2 | A faster version of DDR |
| DDR3 | A faster version of DDR2 |
| Direct Rambus DRAM | A memory technology by Rambus and Intel that uses a narrow network type system bus |
| Double Data Rate SDRAM | A type of memory technology used om DIMMs that run at twice the speed of the system clock |
| DDR SDRAM | See DDR2 |
| double-sided | A DIMM feature whereby memory chips are installed on both sides of the DIMM |
| dual channels | A motherboard feature that improves memory performance by providing two 64-bit memory channels |
| dual ranked | Double-sided DIMMs that provide two 64-bit ranks |
| dynamic RAM (DRAM) | The most common type of system memory that requires refreshing every few milliseconds |
| ECC (error-correcting code) | A chipset feature on a motherboard that checks the integrity of data stored on DIMMs or RIMMs and corrects them |
| EDO (extended data out) | A type of outdated RAM that was faster than conventional RAM because it eliminated the delay before it issued the next memory address |
| FPM (fast page memory) | An outdated memory mode used before the introduction of EDO memory. |
| General Protection Fault (GPF) | A windows error that occurs when a program attempts to access a memory address that is not available or is no longer assigned to it |