Deck 7: RAM

Question 1

DDR SDRAM for laptops comes in ____.

A) 168-pin DIMMs
B) 172-pin micro-DIMMs
C) 172-pin micro-CRIMMs
D) 184-pin CRIMMs

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Most 8088 machine language commands need ____ byte(s).

A) 1
B) 2
C) 8
D) 16

Answer 2

A

Question 3

SDRAM comes on a stick known as a ____ on most modern PCs.

A) DIPP
B) RIMP
C) SIMM
D) DIMM

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What type of computer uses the 68-pin micro-DIMM and 144-pin SO-DIMM?

A) Desktop PC
B) Laptop
C) Mainframe
D) Mobile

Question 5

When the user loads a program,where is it copied before it is run?

A) BIOS
B) Hard drive
C) RAM
D) ROM

Question 6

Where are programs stored when they not running?

A) BIOS
B) DRAM
C) Hard drive
D) RAM

Question 7

A DIMM in any one of the DIMM slots is referred to as ____.

A) a bank
B) pop DIMM
C) filled DIMM
D) full DIMM

Question 8

In SDRAM,what does the S represent?

A) SIMM
B) Synchronous
C) Speedy
D) Storage

Question 9

What do most laptops use instead of a DIMM?

A) CRIMM
B) Micro-RIMM
C) SO-DIMM
D) L-DIMM

Question 10

Which statement is true?

A) DDR2 sticks will fit in DDR sockets.
B) DDR2 sticks will fit in DDR3 sockets.
C) DDR3 sticks will fit in DDR2 sockets.
D) DDR3-1066 has a PC3-8500 PC speed rating.

Question 11

AMD's answer to RDRAM was ____.

A) AMDRAM
B) ECC DRAM
C) FPM RAM
D) DDR-SDRAM

Question 12

What unit is used to measure the capacity of RAM?

A) Bit
B) Byte
C) Hertz
D) Meg

Question 13

What was the width in bits of the original 8088 processor's frontside bus?

A) 1
B) 4
C) 8
D) 16

Question 14

All unused RIMM slots on an RDRAM motherboard should have a device called a ____ installed on them.

A) CRIMM
B) DIMM
C) SIMM
D) SO-RIMM

Question 15

Which of the following is a mass storage device?

A) CPU
B) Cache
C) Hard drive
D) RAM

Question 16

Which of the following DIMMs is used in laptops?

A) 144-pin SO-DIMM
B) 168-pin DIMM
C) 184-pin DIMM
D) 195-pin DIMM

Question 17

Modern CPUs since the Pentium have a data bus that is ____ bits wide.

A) 40
B) 56
C) 55
D) 64

Question 18

What is RDRAM also known as?

A) RIMM
B) DIPP
C) SIMM
D) SIPP

Question 19

How many pins are in a DDR3 DIMM?

A) 72
B) 200
C) 168
D) 240

Question 20

How many pins does a DDR3 SODIMM have?

A) 241
B) 204
C) 200
D) 168

Question 21

What are the minimum system RAM requirements for Windows Vista (32-bit)?

A) 8 GB
B) 4 GB
C) 1 GB
D) 64 MB

Question 22

Which version of Windows comes with the Memory Diagnostics Tool,which can automatically scan your computer's RAM when you encounter a problem?

A) Windows 7
B) Windows XP
C) Windows 2000
D) Windows Server 2003

Question 23

What is the delay in RAM response time called?

A) Parity
B) ECC
C) Latency
D) Page fault

Question 24

DDR SDRAM for desktops comes in ____.

A) 168-pin DIMMs
B) 168-pin SIPPs
C) 184-pin DIMMs
D) 184-pin SIPPs

Question 25

The panic button inside the PC is called ____.

A) CRIMM
B) ECC
C) MI
D) NMI

Question 26

When choosing RAM for a modern system,what should you consider first?

A) Technology,capacity,speed
B) Non-maskable interrupts
C) BSoDs
D) 72-pin SIMMs

Question 27

What do PCs use on the hard drive as an extension of system RAM?

A) L2 cache
B) System file
C) Page file
D) SO-DIMM

Question 28

Where does the system swap programs from RAM to when the PC starts running out of real RAM?

A) CRIMM
B) L2
C) Page file
D) ECC

Question 29

What are the minimum system RAM requirements for Windows XP?

A) 8 GB
B) 4 GB
C) 1 GB
D) 64 MB

Question 30

All running programs on the user's PC are stored on the _______________.

Question 31

What are the minimum system RAM requirements for Windows 7 (64-bit)?

A) 4 GB
B) 2 GB
C) 1 GB
D) 128 MB

Question 32

Which of the following is correct about the DDR speed rating of DDR400 RAM?

A) It has a clock speed of 800 MHz.
B) It has a clock speed of 400 MHz.
C) It has a clock speed of 100 MHz.
D) It has a clock speed of 200 MHz.

Question 33

The user has to install RIMMs in pairs,as the ____ chip employs dual-channel architecture.

A) DRAM
B) FPM RAM
C) RDRAM
D) SDRAM

Question 34

RAM with a PC rating of PC1600 has a clock speed of

A) 100 MHz
B) 200 MHz
C) 400 MHz
D) 1600 MHz

Question 35

If Windows generates parity errors with the same addresses,the ____ is probably at fault.

A) BIOS
B) processor
C) power supply
D) RAM

Question 36

What does excessive disk thrashing indicate?

A) Excessive RAM
B) Excessive hard disk space
C) Insufficient RAM
D) Insufficient hard disk space

Question 37

RAM with a DDR2 speed rating of DDR2-800 has a core RAM clock speed of

A) 100 MHz
B) 200 MHz
C) 400 MHz
D) 800 MHz

Question 38

Chipsets that support a feature called triple-channel memory usually support which type of memory?

A) DDR3
B) DDR2
C) SO-DIMM
D) DIMM

Question 39

SDRAM uses the ____ speed.

A) access
B) clock
C) motherboard
D) system

Question 40

RAM with a DDR2 PC speed rating of PC2-3200 has a core RAM clock speed of

A) 100 MHz
B) 200 MHz
C) 400 MHz
D) 800 MHz

Question 41

A passive device called _______________ ensures that all RIMM slots are populated.

Question 42

A special type of RAM called _______________ is used for error checking on DRAM.

Question 43

Windows Vista needs _______________ GB of RAM as a reasonable minimum.

Question 44

The average PC motherboard accepts no more than four sticks of RAM.A motherboard that accepts more (such as six or eight sticks)uses _______________ DRAM.

Question 45

Because RDRAM could be used only with Intel components,AMD developed _______________.

Question 46

Instead of parity,modern servers employ motherboards that support _______________ for error checking.

Question 47

The memory controller chip (MCC)controls memory access to the CPU.On modern PCs the MCC handles _______________ bits.

Question 48

The DIMM is capable of delivering _______________ bits at a time.

Question 49

The PC needs to automatically detect any DIMM you have installed.It does this through the use of a unique chip called _______________ installed on every DIMM stick.

Question 50

The main difference between SDRAM and DRAM is that SDRAM is _______________.

Question 51

Windows XP needs _______________ MB of RAM as a reasonable minimum.

Question 52

RAM sticks can be single or _______________ sided.

Question 53

The _______________ functions like an electronic spreadsheet,with numbered rows containing cells.

Question 54

RAM slots are organized electronically into _______________.

Question 55

As SDRAM was not fast enough for the Pentium 4,_______________ was developed.

Question 56

_______________ RAM is tied to the system clock.

Question 57

Access speed of RDRAM is measured in _______________.

Question 58

The ratio of the width of the CPU's external data bus to the width of the SIMM or DIMM is equal to _______________.

Question 59

Early RAM technologies used a form of error checking called _______________.

Question 60

NMIs manifest themselves to the user in the form of a blue screen called the _______________.

Question 61

__________ processors do not support a triple-channel feature.

Question 62

A system using DDR RAM with a 200 MHz RAM clock speed would require a PC speed rating of _______________.

Question 63

Some chipsets that support DDR3 also support a feature called __________.

Question 64

The two types of parity errors are _______________ and _______________.

Question 65

Bad RAM and parity errors can trigger a(n)_______________.

Question 66

DDR SDRAM for laptops comes in _______________ or 172-pin micro DIMMs.

Question 67

The dual-channel DDR works only when _______________ is installed in two slots.

Question 68

Windows 7 64-bit has a minimum system RAM requirement of __________.

Question 69

The _______________ stick is used in RDRAM.

Question 70

GDDR3 is a type of memory used solely in _______________ cards.

Question 71

DDR SDRAM doubles the _______________ of SDRAM by making two processes for every clock cycle.

Question 72

Define memory.

Question 73

The _______________ occurs when a Windows system locks up and shows a blue screen with an error message.

Question 74

Windows Vista 32-bit has a minimum system RAM requirement of __________.

Question 75

__________ platform supports triple-channel memory.

Question 76

A system using DDR3 RAM with a 200 MHz RAM clock speed would require a PC speed rating of _______________.

Question 77

Windows uses a portion of the hard drive as an extension of system RAM,called a __________.

Question 78

Windows 7 includes the __________,which can automatically scan your computer's RAM when you encounter a problem.

Question 79

The _______________ doubles the output of SDRAM by making two processes every clock cycle.

Question 80

If a computer does not boot or you get a blank screen,you probably have not installed the _______________ correctly.