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Memory Review


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
In Windows 3.1 how was program management handled?
a.
Programs were swapped in and out of memory as they were used
c.
Programs were given real mode access
b.
More than one program could be loaded into memory at a time
d.
Only one program could be opened at a time
 

 2. 
ROM
a.
Volatile
b.
Non-Volatile
 

 3. 
RAM
a.
Volatile
b.
Non-Volatile
 

 4. 
mc004-1.jpg
In the picture above, the maximum size of the pagefile is (think before answering)?
a.
400MB
c.
55MB
b.
55KB
d.
1200MB
 

 5. 
This determines how many memory addresses are available:
a.
The number of address entries in the vector table
c.
The operating system
b.
The size of RAM
d.
The number of address lines on the memory bus
 

 6. 
Yrot has two hard drives on her system but only a little RAM. What is one way to speed up the computer?
a.
Make sure the swap file is big.
c.
Make sure the swap file is on the same drive as the OS
b.
Make sure the swap file is small so it doesn’t take up much drive space
d.
Move the swap file to the drive that does not hold the OS
 

 7. 
In Windows this allows programs to each have their own machine. They run faster and better and share memory better.
a.
VMM
c.
DMV
b.
DVM
d.
VDM
 

 8. 
This can be changed by applying an ultraviolet light to it, but is otherwise known as ROM.
a.
EEPROM
c.
ROM
b.
PROM
d.
EPROM
 

 9. 
Older 16-bit programs:
a.
Have to run in a VDM on Windows 2000
c.
Do not like to play with other 16 bit programs
b.
May require specific memory addresses
d.
All of these may apply to older 16-bit programs
 

 10. 
When a stick of RAM is insterted into a slot on a motherboard, the board looks at this in order to determine what kind of RAM it is dealing with.
a.
The SPD chip
c.
The FBGA chips
b.
The leads on the edge
d.
The Chipset
 

 11. 
This type of memory is used in notebook computers.
a.
DIMMs
c.
SODIMMs
b.
SIMMs
d.
SOSIMMS
 

 12. 
This allows XP to pull data and code the OS thinks it will need and put it onto the hard drive in the pagefile.
a.
Prefetch
c.
Swap file
b.
Superfetch
d.
VDM
 

 13. 
CAS Latency refers to
a.
access speed
c.
network time
b.
access time
d.
delayed time based on CPU cycles
 

 14. 
When overclocking RAM by increasing voltage, what is one thing you can do to make the RAM more stable?
a.
Increase temporization timings
c.
Underclock your processor
b.
Decrease temporization timings
d.
Let the processor control the overclocking proccess
 

 15. 
In DDR200/PC2400, the clock speed the RAM runs at is:
a.
200
c.
2400
b.
100
d.
1200
 

 16. 
If memory is ______________, the controller delays the information one whole clock cycle to ensure that it’s all “there” before moving on.
a.
unregistered
c.
buffered
b.
registered
d.
unbuffered
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 17. 
Where is cache found. (Choose all that apply.)
 a.
On a system board module
 c.
On a stick
 b.
On the chip with the CPU
 d.
On a card
 

 18. 
DDR2 is used for which of the following (select all that apply):
 a.
Motherboards
 c.
RAM drives
 b.
Video cards
 d.
Sound cards
 

 19. 
Where would you find SODIMMs? (Check all that apply.)
 a.
Notebooks
 e.
Micro-ATX motherboards
 b.
Networking hardware
 f.
Smartphones
 c.
High end printers
 g.
Netbooks
 d.
Micro-ITX motherboards
 

 20. 
Which of the following indicates a DUAL channel RAM setup?
 a.
mr020-1.jpg
 c.
mr020-3.jpg
 b.
mr020-2.jpg
 d.
mr020-4.jpg
 

 21. 
Dual Channel RAM (choose two):
 a.
Doubles the throughput of the FSB
 c.
Allows a system with 64 bit RAM to access two sticks 128 bits at a time
 b.
Works only if the RAM sticks are at least 1 GB in size
 d.
Requires four sticks of RAM to be most effective
 

 22. 
In the memory below, the first number indicates what? (Choose two)

3-4-4-5
 a.
The number of clock cycles it takes to complete processing of data
 c.
The speed of the frontside bus
 b.
The number of clock cycles it takes between a command having been sent to the memory and when it begins to reply to it. It is the time it takes between the processor asking for some data from the memory and it returning it.
 d.
The CAS latency
 

 23. 
In the memory below, the last number indicates what? (Choose as many as apply)

3-4-4-5-t1
 a.
The command rate
 c.
One clock cycle must pass before the first command can be written
 b.
The time it takes between the memory being activated, and when the first command can be submitted
 d.
The CAS latency
 

 24. 
Tras refers to: (choose two)
 a.
How long it takes for memory to “recharge” between access
 c.
The amount of time it takes between turning on the RAM and being able to USE the RAM
 b.
Active to Precharge delay
 d.
The amount of clock cycles it takes for a command to be implemented
 

 25. 
What are two days to overclock memory?
 a.
Put a faster stick in one slot next to a slower stick. The slower memory will overclock to meet the speed of the higher memory.
 c.
Reduce the timing numbers
 b.
Increase the voltage to the RAM
 d.
Increase the timing numbers
 

Numeric Response
 

 26. 
The cache controller is correct ___% of the time.

 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 27. 
ROM ____ is the act of copying the entire contents of the ROM chip into RAM on startup
 

 

Matching
 
 
RAM, ROM, and nAND
a.
ECC
i.
DDR SDRAM
b.
Parity
j.
RAMBUS RAM
c.
Non-parity
k.
Flash
d.
Uses multiple transistors for each cell
l.
Credit Card or PCMCIA
e.
Uses one transistor and one capacitor per cell
m.
L3
f.
SIMM
n.
CMOS
g.
L1
o.
DRAM
h.
Video RAM
p.
SRAM
 

 28. 

 Works really fast and generates a lot of heat reqiuring a heat wafer to dissapate the heat
 

 29. 

 Can have gold or tin leads, and 30 or 72 pins
 

 30. 

 Does not check for errors during use. Depends on memory manager to test RAM at startup
 

 31. 

 SRAM
 

 32. 

 DRAM
 

 33. 

 Remembers BIOS settings such as hard drive type and size, RAM type and size, etc.
 

 34. 

 Used to make SSDs
 

 35. 

 The first cache on the CPU
 

 36. 

 Not used on all CPUs, but on some is a slightly slower cache
 

 37. 

 Requires refreshing every 3.86 milliseconds
 
 
grp002-1.jpg
 

 38. 

 Printed circuit board
 

 39. 

 Capacitors
 

 40. 

 Resistors
 

 41. 

 Module key
 

 42. 

 SPD chip
 

 43. 

 DRAM chips
 

 44. 

 Holds a small amount of power for a short time
 

 45. 

 Controls the flow of power
 

 46. 

 Allows the motherboard to detect the kind of RAM so it can address it correctly
 

 47. 

 Ensures that the RAM isn’t put into the wrong type of slot
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 48. 
Electricity to run the keyboard comes from a long-life battery inside the keyboard case.
 

 49. 
In Windows XP 32-bit programs are required to run in a VDM.
 

 50. 
Most of today's new devices are not supported by the system BIOS, but by device drivers.
 

 51. 
USB allows 'hot swapping'.
 

 52. 
DOS programs do not play well with others.
 

 53. 
Two memory modules rated DDR2-3200 will always have the same performance.
 

 54. 
When overclocking RAM you must always reduce memory timings, and never increase them?
 



 
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