A description of the basic workings of a RAM chip.
Type of Material:
Tutorial
Recommended Uses:
Self-paced acticle.
Technical Requirements:
For the most contents, a ordinary browser is good enough, but for the interactive illustrating graphics, which is just a few, Adobe Flash Player enabled browser is needed.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Introduce the operation of random access memory (RAM) (i.e., to learn about how RAM works)
Target Student Population:
For general understanding, used best for the entry level of students in engineering and computer science (e.g., junior undergraduate students)
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Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No special skills are needed, but basic understanding of the computer operation is a plus for understanding. Good for students studying basic electronics.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
- It is more like a magazine article that introduces the basic understand of RAM. Not much references on the academic information sources are given.
- The key on the material is the date of writing. It was written in 2000 and the updated development in RAM is not included. In particular, in "How Much RAM Do You Need?", the example of using Windows 95/98 is quite far reaching for the readers nowadays.
- The article may be a good reference for appreciating the development of RAM but the details of the related development is not stated
Concerns:
Some information may be outdated.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
- The focus of the article is clear, while it does not define clear learning objective, due to the nature of the publication.
- While no assignment is given, the session on "MORE On RAM" provides some quiz to readers to reflect on the understanding.
- Some basic ideas on the electronic circuits are plus, but not necessity in understanding the most of the content.
In summary, It can be used for concept reinforcement.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
- Using the hyperlinks on web, some terms are linked to related articles to further reading or complimenting the information on the terms being referred.
- Some more figures for illustration will be not enhancing for understanding e.g. DIP or SOJ.
- While I am using Google Chrome 56.0, some animation content is not compatible without flash player, but it works in IE 11.
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