Daily Challenge - DIMMs? - 2024-Sep-02

Professor-Capsaicin-Spiceworks · 2024-09-02T00:02:03.894Z

Many of us are familiar with the term DIMM, which, is a term now used for almost any RAM module. What does the acronym DIMM mean?

Duplex Internal Memory Module
Dual In-line Memory Module
Double-rate Integrated Multimodal Memory
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Correct Answer: Dual In-line Memory Module

Explanation

DIMM (Dual-In-line Memory Module) is an evolution of the older SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module) which it replaced.

DIMMs use the pins on both sides of the module independently, which is where the "Dual In-line" comes from, instead of using them redundantly like SIMMs, eliminating the need to install matching pairs of memory. Though, in many modern systems, this is still recommended for optimal performance and stability)