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CIT165 Chapter 7
CIT165 Chapter 7 - Memory Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Burst EDO (BEDO) | Improved on EDO, but was rarely used. You might encounter it on some 72-pin SIMMs or 168-pin DIMMs. |
| CAS Latency (CL) | A feature of memory that reflects the number of clock cycles that pass while data is written to memory. |
| C-RIMM (Continuity RIMM) | A placeholder RIMM module that provides continuity so that every RIMM slot is filled. |
| DDR | An improved version of SDRAM. |
| DDR2 | A version of SDRAM that is faster than DDR and uses less power. |
| DDR3 | An improvement over DDR and DDR2 that is faster and uses less power. |
| Direct Rambus DRAM | A memory technology by Rambus and Intel that uses a narrow network-type system bus. Memory is stored on a RIMM module. Also called RDRAM or Direct RDRAM. |
| Direct RDRAM | Another term for Direct Rambus DRAM. |
| Double Data Rate SDRAM | A type of memory technology used on DIMMs that runs at twice the speed of the system clock. |
| DDR SDRAM | An abbreviation for Double Data Rate SDRAM. |
| double-sided | A DIMM with memory chips installed on both sides of the module. |
| dual channels | A motherboard feature that improves memory performance by providing two 64-bit channels between memory and the chipset. DDR and DDR2 memory can use dual channels. |
| dual ranked | Double-sided DIMMs that provide two 64-bit banks. |
| dynamic RAM (DRAM) | The most common type of system memory, it 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 can correct single-bit errors in a byte. More advanced ECC schemas can detect, but not correct, double-bit errors in a byte. |
| EDO (extended data out) | A type of outdated RAM that was faster than conventional RAM because it eliminated the delay before it issued the next memory address.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) | Can be used with 30-pin or 72-pin SIMMs or some really old 168-pin DIMMs. |
| 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 and is 64 bits wide. |
| parity | An error-checking scheme in which a ninth, or “parity,” bit is added. The value of the parity bit is set to either 0 or 1 to provide an even number of ones for even parity and an odd number of ones for odd parity. |
| parity error | An error that occurs when the number of 1s in the byte is not in agreement with the expected number. |
| RDRAM | Another term for Direct Rambus DRAM. |
| re-marked chips | Chips that have been used and returned to the factory, marked again, and resold. The surface of the chips may be dull or scratched. |
| RIMM | An outdated type of DRAM with 184 pins. |
| SIMM (single inline memory module) | An outdated type of DRAM with 72 or 30 pins. |
| Single channel | A DIMM in which the memory controller can only access one DIMM at a time. |
| single ranked | Single-sided DIMMs providing only one 64-bit bank. |
| single-sided | A DIMM with memory chips installed on one side of the module. |
| SO-DIMM (small outline DIMM) | a smaller version of a DIMM used on laptops. |
| synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) | The first DIMM to run synchronized with the system clock. It has two notches, and uses 168 pins. |
| triple channels | Accessing three DIMMs at the same time. |
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