Exam 5: Ram

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Some DDR3 modules include a feature called _______________ that enables power users to overclock their RAM easily, boosting their already fast memory.

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extended memory profile (XMP)

List some sources that may cause intermittent memory errors.

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Bad RAM sometimes triggers an NMI, although often the culprit lies with buggy programming or clashing code.The BSoD varies according to the operating system.Additionally, intermittent memory errors can come from a variety of sources, including a dying power supply, electrical interference, buggy applications, buggy hardware, and so on.

Some motherboards that support _______________ also support features called triple-channel architecture or quad-channel architecture, which work much like dual-channel, but with three or four sticks of RAM instead of two.

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Every type of RAM stick comes in one of two types: single-sided RAM and _______________ RAM.

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With DDR4, most techs have switched from bit rate to _______________, a way to describe the bandwidth as the number of data transfer operations happening at any given second.

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SDRAM made its debut in 1996 on a stick called a(n) _______________.

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The default and recommended page-file size in Windows is 1.5 times the amount of installed _______________ on your computer.

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When Windows needs to access the page file too frequently, the hard drive access LED goes crazy as Windows rushes to move programs between RAM and the page file in a process called _______________.

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Which term describes a milder error that can be caused by memory issues but not necessarily system RAM problems?

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By populating the same-colored motherboard RAM slots with identical RAM, you can run in _______________ mode.

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A(n) _______________ is an error that can cause an application to crash.

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DDR3 doubles the buffer of DDR2 from _______________, giving it a huge boost in bandwidth over older RAM.

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How does the extra bit help parity checking?

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What is the difference between DDR 400 and PC3200?

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_______________ arrived on the scene in late 2014 with much fanfare and slow adoption, offering higher densities and lower voltages than DDR3 and handling faster data transfer rates.

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How many pins are in a DDR3 SO-DIMM?

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To optimize the flow of data into and out of the CPU, the modern MCC provides at least _______________ of data every time the CPU requests information from RAM.

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Windows Vista and later versions offer a feature called _______________ that enables you to use flash media devices-removable USB thumb drives or memory cards-as super-fast, dedicated virtual memory.

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At what voltage does DDR3U run?

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The original 8088 processor needed RAM that could store data in 8-bit (1-byte) chunks, such that each time the CPU asked for a line of code, the _______________ could put an 8-bit chunk on the data bus.

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