1. Computer System Hardware Memory Characteristics
Computer Engineering Level 1 Objective
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2. Memory Characteristics
Objective
Memory Types
Memory Speeds
Course Weight: 2%*
*2% of the A+ exam questions come from this section; however, more than 2% of class time may be spent covering this most fundamental objective.

3. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose
Essential Question:
What are the differences in the various types of PC memory?

4. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose.
In this objective, we will learn:
How to compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose

5. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose.
Types
DRAM
SRAM
SDRAM
DDR / DDR2 / DDR3
RAMBUS

6. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose.
Parity vs. Non-parity
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7. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose.
ECC vs. non-ECC
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8. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose.
Single sided vs. Double sided
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9. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose.
Single channel vs. dual channel
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10. Memory Characteristics
Objective Compare and contrast memory types, characteristics and their purpose.
Speed
PC100
PC133
PC2700
PC3200
DDR3-1600
DDR2-667