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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| memory bank | The memory 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 agreement with the expected number |
| re-marked chips | Chips that have been used and returned to the factory, marked again, and resold |
| RIMM | A type of memory module developed by Rambus, Inc |
| SIMM (single inline memory module) | A miniature 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 ranked | DIMMs that provide only one 64-bit bank |
| single-sided | Memory chips embedded on only a single side of a DIMM |
| SO-DIMM (small outline DIMM) | A type of memory module used in notebook computers that uses DIMM technology |
| synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) | A type of memory stored on DIMMs that runs in sync with the system clock, running at the same speed as the motherboard |
| triple channels | when the memory controller accesses three DIMMs at the same time |