Question

The mode register is used to _______

(a) Select the row or column data transfer mode

(b) Select the mode of operation

(c) Select mode of storing the data

(d) All of the mentioned

The question was posed to me in unit test.

The query is from Synchronous DRAM in section Memory System of Computer Architecture

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Select the mode of operation

The best I can explain: The mode register is used to choose between burst mode or bit mode of operation.