EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Ian S. Piper
Organization : | Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
Post Date : | 9/29/2005
Glossary Comments
Glossary Term : | Nonvolatile Memory
Definition : |
Comment : | In the definition for the term "Nonvolatile Memory", there is an example of "Static RAM" used that identifies it as having the ability to store information indefinitely with no power applied. This example is inaccurate. Static RAM does require power to maintain its information. What Static RAM doesn't require is "refreshing" which is a process of pulsing all memory addresses to keep the information from decaying, as is necessary when using "Dynamic RAM". The example of Static RAM should be removed from this definition. An example of "Flash Memory" could be used in its place as it meets the criteria of this definition. Proposed change: Remove the term "Static RAM" from this definition and replace it with "Flash Memory".