3.3 Compare and contrast RAM characteristics.
Objective 3.3 sits in Hardware, which carries 25% of the A+ Core 1 exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the CompTIA page it rests on.
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A worked example
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What is the minimum amount of system memory a physical device must have to install Windows 11?
The concept
Windows 11 publishes a minimum memory requirement that a device must meet before the operating system can be installed.
Why this answer
The published minimum hardware requirement for memory is 4 gigabytes (GB) or greater, making this the correct floor value.
- A2 GB is below the published minimum and would fail the memory eligibility check.
- Correct: 4 GB is the exact minimum memory value listed in the requirements.
- C8 GB exceeds the stated minimum and would be a recommended, not required, value.
- D16 GB far exceeds the stated minimum and is not part of the published requirement.
Now you: objective 3.3 questions
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Sample question 1 of 3
A technician checks a desktop with 2 GB of RAM before upgrading it to Windows 11. What is the minimum additional RAM needed to meet the memory requirement?
Sample question 2 of 3
An administrator provisions a Generation 2 virtual machine that will run Windows 11. Which memory allocation satisfies the minimum requirement for the VM?
Sample question 3 of 3
A laptop has exactly 4 GB of RAM, satisfying the Windows 11 minimum memory requirement, but the user reports slow performance when running many applications at once. What does this best illustrate?
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