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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is a common desktop/server memory module form factor?
A. ROM BIOS/firmware
B. DRAM
C. Access time
D. DIMM
Correct Answer: D
DIMM is a common desktop/server memory module form factor.
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Computer Memory
Which memory-related term best matches this description: is a DDR generation designed for higher bandwidth and capacity than DDR4?
A. EPROM
B. ECC memory
C. RAM disk
D. DDR5
Correct Answer: D
DDR5 is a DDR generation designed for higher bandwidth and capacity than DDR4.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is a DDR generation that generally increases bandwidth and density over DDR3?
A. Stack memory
B. EEPROM
C. DRAM
D. DDR4
Correct Answer: D
DDR4 is a DDR generation that generally increases bandwidth and density over DDR3.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is a DDR generation that generally uses lower voltage and higher speeds than DDR2?
A. Register
B. DDR3
C. Cache hit
D. Spatial locality
Correct Answer: B
DDR3 is a DDR generation that generally uses lower voltage and higher speeds than DDR2.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is a later DDR generation with higher effective transfer rates than original DDR?
A. DDR2
B. Stack memory
C. ECC memory
D. PROM
Correct Answer: A
DDR2 is a later DDR generation with higher effective transfer rates than original DDR.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: transfers data on both edges of a clock signal?
A. Memory address
B. DDR SDRAM
C. SO-DIMM
D. VRAM
Correct Answer: B
DDR SDRAM transfers data on both edges of a clock signal.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: synchronizes memory operations with a system clock?
A. DIMM
B. VRAM
C. Word
D. SDRAM
Correct Answer: D
SDRAM synchronizes memory operations with a system clock.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: uses flip-flop circuits and normally does not require refresh while powered?
A. SRAM
B. SDRAM
C. VRAM
D. Parity bit
Correct Answer: A
SRAM uses flip-flop circuits and normally does not require refresh while powered.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: stores each bit using a capacitor and requires periodic refresh?
A. Swap space
B. Clipboard
C. EPROM
D. DRAM
Correct Answer: D
DRAM stores each bit using a capacitor and requires periodic refresh.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is volatile read/write memory commonly used for programs and data currently in use?
A. Temporal locality
B. Heap memory
C. Byte-addressable memory
D. RAM
Correct Answer: D
RAM is volatile read/write memory commonly used for programs and data currently in use.
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Computer Memory
Which memory-related term best matches this description: means data near a recently accessed address is likely to be accessed soon?
A. EEPROM
B. DDR2
C. Spatial locality
D. PROM
Correct Answer: C
Spatial locality means data near a recently accessed address is likely to be accessed soon.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: means recently accessed data is likely to be accessed again soon?
A. Virtual memory
B. Memory hierarchy
C. Temporal locality
D. Spatial locality
Correct Answer: C
Temporal locality means recently accessed data is likely to be accessed again soon.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: occurs when requested data is not found in cache and must be fetched from a lower level?
A. Memory hierarchy
B. DDR2
C. ROM
D. Cache miss
Correct Answer: D
Cache miss occurs when requested data is not found in cache and must be fetched from a lower level.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: occurs when requested data is found in cache?
A. Register
B. Cache hit
C. Memory hierarchy
D. DDR SDRAM
Correct Answer: B
Cache hit occurs when requested data is found in cache.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is often shared among multiple processor cores?
A. Bandwidth
B. DDR3
C. L3 cache
D. Virtual memory
Correct Answer: C
L3 cache is often shared among multiple processor cores.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is generally larger and slower than L1 cache?
A. Non-volatile memory
B. EEPROM
C. L2 cache
D. Spatial locality
Correct Answer: C
L2 cache is generally larger and slower than L1 cache.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is usually the smallest and fastest general-purpose CPU cache level?
A. Thrashing
B. EPROM
C. SRAM
D. L1 cache
Correct Answer: D
L1 cache is usually the smallest and fastest general-purpose CPU cache level.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is typically the fastest storage location in the conventional memory hierarchy?
A. SRAM
B. Heap memory
C. Register
D. Latency
Correct Answer: C
Register is typically the fastest storage location in the conventional memory hierarchy.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: provides non-volatile long-term storage with much larger capacity than registers or cache?
A. ROM
B. Secondary storage
C. SDRAM
D. Memory hierarchy
Correct Answer: B
Secondary storage provides non-volatile long-term storage with much larger capacity than registers or cache.
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Which memory-related term best matches this description: is directly accessible by the CPU for active processing?
A. Spooling
B. Swap space
C. Secondary storage
D. Primary memory
Correct Answer: D
Primary memory is directly accessible by the CPU for active processing.