Chapter 5 Review: RAM

Question 1

A stick of DDR ram has how many pins?

Answer 1

184

Question 2

A stick of DDR2 has how many pins?

Answer 2

240

Question 3

A stick of DDR3 has how many pins?

Answer 3

240

Question 4

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

Answer 4

PC2-5300

Question 5

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

Answer 5

PC4000

Question 6

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

Answer 6

PC3-6400

Question 7

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

Answer 7

68, 144, 172

Question 8

DDR2 DIMM and DDR3 DIMM both have how many pins?

Answer 8

240

Question 9

RDRAM RIMM and DDR DIMM have how many pins?

Answer 9

184

Question 10

SO-RIMM has how many pins?

Answer 10

160

Question 11

SDRAM has how many pins?

Answer 11

168

Question 12

SO-DIMM can have how many pins?

Answer 12

72, 144, 200, or 204

Question 13

This type of memory stick is usually found in laptops:

Answer 13

SO-DIMM

Question 14

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

Answer 14

RIMM, CRIMM

Question 15

Is DRAM tied to the system clock?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

What type of RAM is tied to the system clock

Answer 16

SDRAM

Question 17

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

Answer 17

page file

Question 18

This type of RAM enables error checking AND correcting

Answer 18

ECC

Question 19

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

Answer 19

SPD

Question 20

True or False:

DDR3 1600 CL9 is faster than DDR3 1600 CL6

Answer 20

False

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Remove the RAM and reinstall it

Question 22

This is the built in Windows software based tester for RAM

Answer 22

Memory Diagnostics Tool

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Latency

Question 25

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

Answer 25

System

Question 26

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

Answer 26

1GB

Question 27

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

Answer 27

2GB

Question 28

Arrange the following RAM types from newest to oldest:

• DDR SDRAM
• RDRAM
• DDR2
• SDRAM
• DDR3

Answer 28

• DDR3
• DDR2
• DDR SDRAM
• RDRAM
• SDRAM