Continuity RIMM: blank memory module required for empty slots using RAMBUS technology

DDR: SDRAM that transfers data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal
DDR2: second generation of DDR that works faster than DDR uses less power and I son a 240 pin DIMM
DDR3: third generation DDR that is faster that DDR2 uses even less power and is on a 240 pin DIMM but
the notch is in a different position
DIMM: 168-pin memory module that replaced SIMMs and became popular when Pentium processors
came on the market
Double-sided memory: a memory module that comprises two modules in one
DRAM: type of memory that stores each bit in a separate capacitor and must constantly be refreshed
Dual channel: the memory controller can send and receive data from two DIMM channels at the same
time requires DDR, DDR2 or DDR3
ECC: very sophisticated RAM modules that correct parity errors before they crash the system
Latency: wait time, such as the time it take a RAM module to load a line of code and send it to the CPU
rated in CL levels, the lower the CL the better; also, amount of time from the start of a data request to
the time when the transfer actually begins
Nonvolatile memory: memory that does not lose its contents if the power is removed
Parity error: memory error that uses a 9th parity bit to add up bits to see if the data that is written to
memory is what is taken from memory
RAM: memory that loses its contents when the power is removed and can access its data in any order
Rambus DRAM: a type of SDRAM developed in the mid-1990s and used RIMM modules
RIMM: memory module, commonly with a metal cover, used with RDRAM chips and having 184 pins
ROM: fast memory hardware that holds its contents even when the power is removed; also known as
firmware
SDRAM: memory that eliminates wait states by synchronizing with the CPU's clock
Single channel: the memory controller expects or allows memory modules to be installed one per bank
Single sided memory: memory module that has chips and pin functions for a single module specification
SODIMM: 144-pin memory module used in laptop computers
SRAM: the type of memory that does not need to be refreshed and that cache memory is made out of
Triple Channel: the memory controller can send and receive on three DIMM channels at one time
greatly increasing transfer speeds, requires 3DDR3 modules
Volatile memory: memory that loses its contents if the power is removed
3.03 Acronyms

CRIMM: Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Module

DDR: Double Data Rate
DIMM: Dual Inline Memory Module
DRAM: Dynamic RAM
ECC: Error-correcting code
RAM: Random-access memory
RDRAM: Rambus DRAM
RIMM: Rambus Inline Memory Module
ROM: Read-only memory
SDRAM: Synchronous DRAM
SODIMM: small outline DIMM
SRAM: Static RAM