Solutions to Chapter 4 Lab Exercises

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Chapter 6 Lab Exercises

Lab 6.01

Steps 1 Use ET311 lab PC ______

Steps 2 a.) b.)______Yes/No

Steps 3 ______

Lab 6.02

Step 1 This step is a review of RAM types.

Steps 2 ______

Steps 3 ______

Lab 6.04

Steps 1, 2 Type______; Size______; CAS# Latency (CL)______;

RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)______; RAS# Precharge (tRP)______

Step 3, 4 Slot#____; Module size______; Max bandwidth______; Manufacturer______:

The basic types of RAM in use today in desktop computers are as follows:

168-pin DIMM (dual in-line memory module); 184-pin DIMM (dual in-line memory module)

240-pin DIMM (dual in-line memory module); RIMM

Study the figures below. Label the figures as to type and then answer the following questions:

What must you install in an empty RIMM slot? ______

Key Term Quiz

1.  Today’s PCs use DDR3 RAM, which comes in a(n) ______ package.

2.  A RAM module used in a laptop is called a(n) ______.

3.  A component known as a(n) ______ chip provides additional information about an SDRAM module.

4.  A stick of ______ looks a lot like a 168-pin DIMM, but it has 184 pins.

5.  The technology that uses two sticks of RAM together to increase throughput is known as ______ architecture.

6.  When purchasing ______, you must realize that it is not backward compatible with ______ and new hardware must be considered.

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