Chapter 5 Review: RAM Flashcards

1
Q

A stick of DDR ram has how many pins?

A

184

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2
Q

A stick of DDR2 has how many pins?

A

240

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3
Q

A stick of DDR3 has how many pins?

A

240

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4
Q

What is the PC speed rating for a stick of DDR2-667 RAM?

A

PC2-5300

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5
Q

What is the PC speed rating for a stick of DDR500 RAM?

A

PC4000

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6
Q

What is the PC speed rating for a stick of DDR3-800 RAM?

A

PC3-6400

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7
Q

A Micro-DIMM has how many pin(s)?

A

68, 144, 172

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8
Q

DDR2 DIMM and DDR3 DIMM both have how many pins?

A

240

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9
Q

RDRAM RIMM and DDR DIMM have how many pins?

A

184

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10
Q

SO-RIMM has how many pins?

A

160

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11
Q

SDRAM has how many pins?

A

168

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12
Q

SO-DIMM can have how many pins?

A

72, 144, 200, or 204

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13
Q

This type of memory stick is usually found in laptops:

A

SO-DIMM

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14
Q

If your motherboard uses RDRAM, you would use a _____, or a passive termination stick called a _____

A

RIMM, CRIMM

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15
Q

Is DRAM tied to the system clock?

A

No

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16
Q

What type of RAM is tied to the system clock

A

SDRAM

17
Q

The ______ uses a portion of the hard drive as an extension of your physical RAM

A

page file

18
Q

This type of RAM enables error checking AND correcting

A

ECC

19
Q

This feature enables a computer to know what memory is present and what timings to use

A

SPD

20
Q

True or False:

DDR3 1600 CL9 is faster than DDR3 1600 CL6

A

False

21
Q

If you install new memory, but notice it doesn’t show up on your computer, how would you troubleshoot?

A

Remove the RAM and reinstall it

22
Q

This is the built in Windows software based tester for RAM

A

Memory Diagnostics Tool

23
Q

What is the worst thing that could happen if you mix RAM sticks of different speeds?

A

The computer may lock up every few seconds or provide corrupted data

24
Q

This term refers to the delay in the RAM’s response to a request from the MCC

A

Latency

25
Q

What Control Panel applet will display the amount of RAM in your PC?

A

System

26
Q

What is the minimum RAM requirement for Windows 7 and 8 32 bit?

A

1GB

27
Q

What is the minimum RAM requirement for Windows 7 and 8 64 bit?

A

2GB

28
Q

Arrange the following RAM types from newest to oldest:

  • DDR SDRAM
  • RDRAM
  • DDR2
  • SDRAM
  • DDR3
A
  • DDR3
  • DDR2
  • DDR SDRAM
  • RDRAM
  • SDRAM