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Storage types

TermDefinition
ECC Memory Error Correcting Code memory. A a specialized type of RAM that detects and fixes internal data corruption in real-time. Found in DDR5.
DDR3 Memory that works at about 800 to 2122 MT/s
DDR4 Most modern computer memory use this. Data rates at 1600 to 3200 MT/s
DDR5 Latest Memory standard. Data rates from 4800 MT/s to 6400 MT/s and beyond.
PCI Peripheral Component Internconnect
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect extended. The cables or 'bus', which are designed to enable very high transmission speeds
M.2 Module 2. - The form or shape of the SSD cards
NVMe Non Volatile Memory Express. The design of the communication processes that allow data to be sent very fast.
SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SSD Solid State Drive
HDD Hard Disc Drive
mSATA mini SATA or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SATA 1 SATA 1.5 Gbps
LGA Land Grid Array - Motherboard processor connector
PGA Pin Grid Array - Motherboard processor connector
USB 3 Universal Serial Bus - Offers speeds for 5 Gbit/s or higher for newer versions
eSATA External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. About as fast as USB 3.0
ESD Electro Static Discharge
DDR Double Data Rate
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM
RAM Random Access Memory
ROM Read Only Memory
Cache The very super high speed memory found the actual CPU processors.
L1 and L2 cache Very high speed memory designed to sit very close to each CPU core. The fastest memory available in a typical PC
Level 3 cache Very high speed memory, designed into the processor but which is often shared across the miltiple cores on the modern processor.
Von Neumann Architecture The fundamental design for most modern computers. Consisting or a brain, memory, storage and Input / Output (or IO) devices.
Harvard Architecture Similar to Von Neumann, but has separate data channels for the computer's instruction set or OS and the working memory.
 



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