What is the D for?



What does the D in SDRAM stand for?

A) Dynamic

B) Disk

C) Density

D) Double

E) Delicious


The answer: A) Dynamic

In Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory, the dynamic part refers to the constant refreshing of the memory that must occur to maintain the charge in the memory capacitors. Without constant refreshing, dynamic memory would quickly “forget about” the contents.

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