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Which memory technology is most commonly used as the main system RAM in a modern desktop computer?
a.DDR SDRAM DIMMs
b.NAND flash chips
c.GDDR video memory
d.EEPROM
Explanation
Modern desktops use DDR SDRAM installed as DIMM modules for main system memory. NAND flash is used for SSDs, GDDR is dedicated video memory on graphics cards, and EEPROM stores small amounts of firmware data.
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