Which of the following memory types is MOST commonly found in Pentium 4 class and newer desktop PCs?

The correct answer is B. RAMBUS. The original Intel Pentium 4 (Willamette core) platform was designed to use RDRAM (Rambus DRAM), which Intel promoted as the high-performance memory standard for that generation. SIMMs are older 72-pin modules used in 486/Pentium-era systems. SODIMMs are laptop memory form…

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Which of the following memory types is MOST commonly found in Pentium 4 class and newer desktop PCs?

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ASIMM
BRAMBUS
CSODIMM
DDIMM

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A
3% (1)
B
90% (27)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

The original Intel Pentium 4 (Willamette core) platform was designed to use RDRAM (Rambus DRAM), which Intel promoted as the high-performance memory standard for that generation. SIMMs are older 72-pin modules used in 486/Pentium-era systems. SODIMMs are laptop memory form factors. While DIMMs (DDR) eventually superseded RDRAM for cost reasons, this question reflects the Pentium 4's initial platform pairing with RDRAM. Note: in practice, DIMM/DDR became far more widespread, so this answer reflects early Pentium 4 design specifications.

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