Constant power needed by RAM is also referred to as?

o Constant refresh
What happens to RAM when power is removed?
o Memory is erased
RAM modules differ by
o Speed, form factor, ability to identify errors, and bandwidth
What does DDR stand for
o Double data rate
How many times faster is DDR SDRAM than SDRAM
o Double
How does DDR achieve faster speeds?
o Reading and writing on both sides of the clock cycle (up and down)
What advantage does DDR have over SDRAM
o Increased throughput (speed), increased overall system speed
What type of RAM was created after DDR?
o DDR2
How many times faster is DDR2 than DDR
o Double
How many times faster is DDR3 than DDR2
o Double
The DDR3 standard permits chip capacities up to ___ GB
o 8
How does SDRAM get its name?
o It syncs with the speed of the motherboard system bus
What is the relationship between the clock and the throughput of SDRAM?
o 1:8
A 100 MHz clock signal of SDRAM produces ____ Mbps
o 800
A memory module that runs at 100 Mhz and is SDRAM would be called what?
o PC100
What memory type replaced PC100?
o PC133
How much throughput is produced by PC133?
o 1067
PC2700 memory is designed for what clock rate?
o 333 MHz
PC3200 Modules are designed for what clock rate?
o 400 MHz
What are the three pin values related to SODIMM?
o 72 Pins
o 144 pins
o 200 pins
What clock speed does RIMM go up to?
o 800 MHz
What is RIMM named after?
o The company that designed it
True or false: RIMM can transfer on both the rise and the fall of the clock?
o True
What is the width of the RIMM bus?
o 16 Bit or 32 bit
Data and programs can ONLY be used when?
o Moved to the memory
Programming an EPROM would typically require?
o Additional hardware and software to flash it, would have to be removed from
motherboard
What is stored on an EEPROM?
o The bios
What is SRAM?
o Static RAM
What are the attributes of SRAM?
o Very fast memory
o Very expensive memory
o Very big memory
Where is SRAM used?
o The cache in the CPU die
True or false: SRAM needs to be constantly refreshed?
o False
What does dynamic mean in dynamic RAM (DRAM)
o Needs a constant refresh or the memory will disappear
When was RDRAM introduced?
o With 400 MHz FSB Pentium 4 because we reached the memory max of SDRAM
Rambus formed a partnership with what company so the new motherboards would use
RDRAM?
o Intel
Why was RDRAM expensive?
o It was created by a third party
Mathematically show the max peak rate of a 100 MHz DDR SDRAM
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o PC-1600
What is the magic number for DDR:
o 16
Mathematically show the max peak rate of 100 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
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o PC2-3200
What is the Magic number for DDR2:
o 32
Mathematically show the max peak rate of 100 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
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o PC3-6400
What is the magic number for DDR3:
o 64
If a motherboard was originally made for DDR3, would using DDR2 memory be ok?
o No, motherboard wouldnt accept it and it wouldnt fit anyway
How can you identify if a RAM chip has parity?
o Count the number of chips, eight means nonparity and nine means parity
Where is parity RAM used?
o In critical computing systems such as web servers or data centers
What does ECC stand for
o Error correcting code
What can a ram module with ECC do?
o Detect and correct errors
Is ECC ram faster or slower?
o Typically slower because more processing happens
Does parity RAM work in ECC?
o Yes
Does ECC work in plain parity mode?
o No
Are you likely to still see ECC RAM?
o No, now an obsolete form of parity RAM
Is double channel the same as DDR?
o No
How does dual channel memory work?
o Creates two 64-bit data channels
How does triple channel RAM decrease latency?
o By using each module with smaller data size as opposed to completely filling one
module at a time
Can a faster memory be added to a pc with slower memory installed?
o Yes but will only run at the speed of its slowest module
Can you mix different types of RAM such as SDRAM and DDR ram
o No, not compatible with one another
Which of the following has a faster speed (DDR2-800 or DDR2-533)
o DDR2-800
What controls the memorys communication with the CPU?
o The north bridge (memory controller hub)
Where is the Northbridge getting moved into?
o The CPU
What is the CPU register?
o A temporary storage
Does the amount of chips on a memory module effect the bandwidth?
o No, number of chips are irrelevant
What does bandwidth mean?
o width of memory bus; bytes transferred with each clock cycle
What is CAS
o Column address strobe
o Column address select
What is CAS Latency (CL)?
o The number of clock cycles between memory request sent and data received
Which is faster: A DDR2-667 MHz CL = 4 or DDR2-667 CL=5
o DDR2-667 MHz CL=4, the lower the latency the better!
Is it possible to visually distinguish ECC and nonECC ram
o No, looks identical
How do you identify if your system has multi-channel ram?
o The ram slots will be color coded
One rank is what type of ram?
o Single sided DIMM
Two rank is what type of ram
o Double sided DIMM
In multi-channel ram, what should you do to ensure the maximum amount of throughput?
o Try and exactly match the channel