DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions.
1. Are these RAM types typically found in a SIMM, DIMM, or RIMM style? What is the typical number of pins?
RAM type SIMM, DIMM,
or RIMM?Number
of pinsFast Page Mode DRAM Extended Data Out RAM (EDO RAM) Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM Rambus DRAM (RDRAM)
2. Can a memory module with gold plated contacts be inserted into a tin plated socket? Why or why not?
3. What are the advantages of using "parity" type memory?
4. What are the advantages of using "ECC" type memory?
5. What portion of RAM in a PC is known as "conventional memory"?
6. Describe the "Upper Memory Area". What can be found here?
7. What is "extended" memory?