Question

The increase in operation speed is done by ________________

(a) Reducing the reference voltage

(b) Increasing the clk frequency

(c) Using enhanced hardware

(d) None of the mentioned

The question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

The question is from RamBus Memory in section Memory System of Computer Architecture

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Reducing the reference voltage

For explanation I would say: The reference voltage is reduced from the Vsupply about 2v.