CompTIA Server+

Category - Server

Which of the following is a principle difference between server RAM and workstation RAM?
  1. Server RAMs are expensive.
  2. Server RAMs consume more power.
  3. Server RAMs have 240 pins, while workstation RAMs have less pins.
  4. Server RAMs require Error Checking and Correction
Explanation
Answer - D - Server RAMs require Error Checking and Correction, or ECC, to prevent memory errors.

Key Takeaway: ECC allows data that is being read or transmitted to be checked for errors and when necessary, corrected on the fly. It differs from parity-checking in that errors are not only detected, but also corrected. The most commonly-used error correcting code, SECDED Hamming code, allows a single-bit error to be corrected and double-bit errors to be detected.
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