The flash memory is widely used instead of hard disk, in portable PCs such as notebooks, in order to reduce weight and increase ruggedness. Why is it not applicable in desktop computers and server systems? 1. The 85285 is a 4 M × 9 SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module) that costs Rs. 100. Calculate the cost of 64 M words of 32 bits each for the computer. The computer has
one parity bit for every byte.