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Which type of memory is designed specifically for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets?

  • SRAM
  • DDR2 SDRAM
  • LPDDR-SDRAM (correct)
  • DDR3 SDRAM

What is the main advantage of SRAM over DRAM?

  • Higher capacity per chip area
  • More power efficient
  • Smaller form factor
  • Faster access time (correct)

In the memory hierarchy, what typically serves as a cache for the main memory?

  • LPDDR-SDRAM
  • DRAM
  • DDR3 SDRAM
  • SRAM (correct)

What is the primary reason for using small SRAM inside a CPU as a cache for DRAM?

<p>To speed up memory access (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor makes SRAM more power efficient than DDR?

<p>Faster access time (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of LPDDR-SDRAM makes it ideal for devices with constrained power requirements?

<p>'Transparent' burst read/write capability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many rows are there in a memory bank with a capacity of 16?

<p>65,536 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the memory hierarchy provided, what type of memory technology is considered very cheap?

<p>Magnetic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many dies are there in the variant 1024M32 (32 Gbit) memory configuration?

<p>4 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In an SRAM cell, how many CMOS transistors are used to store one bit?

<p>6 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the memory hierarchy, what type of memory technology is classified as volatile?

<p>SRAM (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many additional bits are required to select a bank in the variant 1024M32 memory configuration?

<p>3 bits (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many words of 𝑀 bits each can be accessed in a memory with an 𝐿-bit address?

<p>$2^L$ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the signal that selects a row in memory?

<p>Word line (WL) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of memory hierarchy, why is an unlimited and fast memory impossible to achieve?

<p>Technical limitations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many rows are there in each bank of the memory device Micron MT53D1024M32D4?

<p>65,536 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the organization of each bank in the memory device Micron MT53D1024M32D4?

<p>65,536 rows by 1024 columns by 16 bits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of I/O configuration does the Micron MT53D1024M32D4 memory device have?

<p>x16 I/O (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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