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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 loner 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 | the memory controller accesses three DIMMs at the same time |