SDRAM comes on a stick known as a ____ on most modern PCs.
What is DIMM
100
All unused RIMM slots on an RDRAM motherboard should have a device called a ____ installed on them.
What is CRIMM
100
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.
What is buffered or registered
100
What are the minimum system RAM requirements for Windows 7 (64-bit)?
What is 2 GB
100
Which version of Windows comes with the Memory Diagnostics Tool, which can automatically scan your computer’s RAM when you encounter a problem?
What is Windows 7
200
In SDRAM, what does the S represent?
What is Synchronous
200
What do most laptops use instead of a DIMM?
What is SO-DIMM
200
RAM sticks can be single or _______________ sided.
What is double
200
What are the minimum system RAM requirements for Windows Vista (32-bit)?
What is 1 GB
200
NMIs manifest themselves to the user in the form of a blue screen called the _______________.
What is Blue Screen of Death (BSoD)
300
What is RDRAM also known as?
What is RIMM
300
A DIMM in any one of the DIMM slots is referred to as ____.
What is a bank
300
Windows XP needs _______________ MB of RAM as a reasonable minimum.
What is 256
300
What are the minimum system RAM requirements for Windows XP?
A. 8 GB
What is 64 MB
300
Early RAM technologies used a form of error checking called _______________.
What is parity
400
Where does the system swap programs from RAM to when the PC starts running out of real RAM ?
What is Page file
400
What type of computer uses the 68-pin micro-DIMM and 144-pin SO-DIMM?
What is Laptop
400
The main difference between SDRAM and DRAM is that SDRAM is _______________.
What is synchronous
400
The panic button inside the PC is called ____.
What is NMI
400
The _______________ functions like an electronic spreadsheet, with numbered rows containing cells.
What is DRAM
500
AMD’s answer to RDRAM was ____.
What is DDR-SDRAM
500
DDR SDRAM for laptops comes in ____.
What is 172-pin micro-DIMMs
500
The DIMM is capable of delivering _______________ bits at a time.
What is 64
500
Chipsets that support a feature called triple-channel memory usually support which type of memory?
What is DDR3
500
Instead of parity, modern servers employ motherboards that support _______________ for error checking.