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Module 2: x86 Architecture, CPU Control, I/O, Memory System Design

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Memory chips used in main memory are typically:
(i) Optical memory
(ii) Flash
(iii) Magnetic tapes
(iv) DRAM

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Answer: (iv) DRAM (2 Marks)

Correct choice is (iv) DRAM — Dynamic RAM.

  • DRAM stores bit as charge on a capacitor + transistor (1T1C). It is volatile, needs periodic refresh (every ~64ms) due to leakage, but is very dense and cheap → used as main memory.
  • Contrast: SRAM uses 6T flip-flop, no refresh, faster but larger/costlier (cache); ROM/EEPROM are non-volatile.
  • Hence for high-capacity main memory the technology referred to is DRAM — option (iv).

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