Memory

Question 1

The fastest speed in the memory hierarchy is main memory, cache and r______

Answer 1

registers

Question 2

The slowest speed in the memory hierarchy is the solid state disk, magnetic and e______ storage

Answer 2

external

Question 3

This is also known as RAM timings and includes access times and cycle time.

Answer 3

memory timings

Question 4

this is the time for the operation to be performed

Answer 4

access time

Question 5

this is the time before the next operation can begin

Answer 5

cycle time

Question 6

registers are located on the p_____

Answer 6

processor

Question 7

This stores frequently used data from main memory

Answer 7

cache memory

Question 8

this is when the data was in the cache

Answer 8

cache hit

Question 9

this is when the data was not in the cache

Answer 9

cache miss

Question 10

Write t_______: This is when the cached value is immediately written back to main memory (which introduces more write traffic)

Answer 10

through

Question 11

Write b____: This is when the values are sent back when the original values are about to be modified

Answer 11

back

Question 12

SRAM: The S stands for….

Answer 12

Static

Question 13

This type of RAM does not need to be refreshed

Answer 13

SRAM

Question 14

DRAM: The D stands for …..

Answer 14

dynamic

Question 15

This type of RAM uses a capacitor and transistor

Answer 15

Dynamic RAM

Question 16

Memory is built in g____ with each element being one WORD long

Answer 16

Grids

Question 17

Error c______ c___ : this is attached to memories to enable them to correct errors

Answer 17

error correction code

Question 18

Memory is divided into code sement, data segment, stack and h____

Answer 18

heap

Question 19

S___: This lets you buffer a stream of objects and implements push and pop methods

Answer 19

stack

Question 20

The h____: This is when the strcuture has varied sizes and are allocated dynamically

Answer 20

heap