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220-801 · Question #138

A system board has six slots for memory chips, aligned in two banks. Which of the following is the optimal memory configuration this board supports?

The correct answer is C. Triple Channel. Six memory slots arranged in two banks of three supports triple-channel memory architecture, which is the optimal configuration for that slot layout.

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Question

A system board has six slots for memory chips, aligned in two banks. Which of the following is the optimal memory configuration this board supports?

Options

  • AMulti Mode
  • BDual Channel
  • CTriple Channel
  • DSingle Channel

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • C
    91% (29)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Six memory slots arranged in two banks of three supports triple-channel memory architecture, which is the optimal configuration for that slot layout.

AMulti Mode

Multi Mode is not a standard or recognized memory channel configuration terminology in system board specifications.

BDual Channel

Dual-channel memory requires pairs of matching DIMMs across two channels; a board organized into two banks of three is not optimized for dual-channel operation.

CTriple ChannelCorrect

Triple-channel memory uses three modules simultaneously to increase memory bandwidth - a board with six slots in two banks of three is specifically designed to run three DIMMs per bank in triple-channel mode, making this the optimal supported configuration.

DSingle Channel

Single-channel uses only one memory module and represents the minimum rather than optimal configuration for any multi-slot board.

Concept tested: Triple-channel memory configuration with six slots

Topics

#RAM slots#triple channel#memory configuration#system board

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