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SimulationE A+ Essentials Exam Simulator Network+ Exam Simulator Security+ Exam Simulator Server+ Exam Simulator A+ CertNotes 1. Memory There are basically two important types of RAM (Short for Random Access Memory): 1. SRAM - Static RAM, an 2. DRAM - Dynamic RAM, SRAM, being expensive, primarily used for Cache memory. DRAM, being cheaper, is used for main memory. SRAM is widely used for Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 cache memory. Level 1 cache is internal to the processor, and level 2 and level 3 caches are external to the processor, it resides on the motherboard. DRAM: Dynamic RAM holds its data if it is continuously accessed by special logic called a refresh circuit. If the memory is not refreshed regularly, then the DRAM will lose its contents. This refreshing action is why the memory is called dynamic. All PCs use DRAM for their main system memory, instead of SRAM, even though DRAMs are slower than SRAMs and require the overhead of the refresh circuitry. The reason that DRAMs are used is that they are much cheaper and take up much less space. RAM is much faster than ROM is, due to the nature of how it stores information. For this reason, RAM is often used to shadow the BIOS ROM to improve performance when executing BIOS code. PROM (Programmable ROM) is also a version of ROM and is slower compared to RAM. The computer main memory usually consists of some type of DRAM. Types of DRAM Packages an DRAM Memory are explained below: 168 pin DIMM (SDRAM : It can run at much higher clock speeds than conventional memory. SDRAM actually synchronizes itself with the CPUs bus and is capable of running at 133 MHz an twice as fast EDO DRAM . 184 pin DIMM (DDR-SDRAM : It supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle, effectively doubling the memory chips data throughput. DDR-SDRAM is also called