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Your motherboard has sockets for 184 pin DIMM RAM. Which type of RAM should you install?

  1. SDRAM

  2. DDR-SDRAM

  3. DDR2-SDRAM

  4. DDR3-SDRAM

The correct answer is: DDR-SDRAM

For a motherboard that uses 184-pin DIMM RAM sockets, the appropriate type of RAM to install is DDR-SDRAM. The 184-pin DIMM specification is directly associated with DDR-SDRAM, which stands for Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM. This type of RAM was designed to provide higher data rates than its predecessor, SDRAM, by transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock cycle. Additionally, DDR-SDRAM features a different pin configuration than DDR2 and DDR3 models, which have 240-pin DIMMs. The increased number of pins in DDR2 and DDR3 allows for improved performance and higher bandwidth, but they are not compatible with a motherboard that has sockets specifically for 184 pins. Therefore, since the question specifies a motherboard with 184-pin DIMM sockets, DDR-SDRAM is the only suitable choice.