Memory and Storage Questions

• The location of a unit of data in a memory array is called its ________.
• For the given circuit, what memory location is being addressed?
• A 64-Mbyte SIMM is installed into a system, but when a memory test is executed, the SIMM is detected as a 32-Mbyte device. What is a possible cause?
• Why are ROMs called nonvolatile memory?
• How many address bits are needed to select all memory locations in the 2118 16K × 1 RAM?
• Eight bits of digital data are normally referred to as a:
• How many 1K × 4 RAM chips would be required to build a 1K × 8 memory system?
• For the given circuit, which of the following is correct?
• A 64-bit word consists of ________.
• The mask ROM is ________.
• Which of the following memories is volatile?
• What two functions does a DRAM controller perform?
• What are the typical values of tOE?
• A CD-R disk is created by applying heat to special chemicals on the disk and these chemicals reflect less light than the areas that are not burned, thus creating the same effect as a pit does on a regular CD.
• Which of the following best describes random-access memory (RAM)?
• What is the meaning of RAM, and what is its primary role?
• On a CD-ROM, ________ are recessed areas representing a 0.
• EEPROM stands for ________.
• How many storage locations are available when a memory device has 12 address lines?
• A major disadvantage of the mask ROM is that it: