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220-1101 · Question #130

A technician needs to purchase the maximum amount of RAM for a virtualization server. The server has two processors, and it has eight slots per processor with a maximum capacity of 128GB of quadchanne

The correct answer is C. 16 sticks of 8GB. To achieve the maximum 128GB RAM capacity on a server with two processors and eight slots per processor, the technician should purchase 16 sticks of 8GB RAM modules. This configuration fully populates all available memory slots and reaches the specified total capacity.

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Question

A technician needs to purchase the maximum amount of RAM for a virtualization server. The server has two processors, and it has eight slots per processor with a maximum capacity of 128GB of quadchannel memory. Which of the following is the BEST option for the technician to purchase?

Options

  • AFour sticks or 32GB
  • BEight sticks of 12GB
  • C16 sticks of 8GB
  • D32 sticks or 4GB

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    16% (6)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    73% (27)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

To achieve the maximum 128GB RAM capacity on a server with two processors and eight slots per processor, the technician should purchase 16 sticks of 8GB RAM modules. This configuration fully populates all available memory slots and reaches the specified total capacity.

AFour sticks or 32GB

Four sticks of 32GB would total 128GB but would leave 12 slots empty, not maximizing population for optimal performance or density.

BEight sticks of 12GB

Eight sticks of 12GB would total 96GB, which is less than the specified maximum capacity of 128GB.

C16 sticks of 8GBCorrect

The server has 2 processors with 8 slots each, totaling 16 memory slots (2 * 8 = 16). To achieve the stated maximum capacity of 128GB, each of the 16 slots must be populated with an 8GB RAM stick (128GB / 16 slots = 8GB/stick).

D32 sticks or 4GB

32 sticks of 4GB would total 128GB, but the server only has 16 physical memory slots, so 32 sticks cannot be installed.

Concept tested: RAM capacity and slot population

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#Server RAM#Memory configuration#Hardware upgrades

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