Test – Computer Memory

1. Which of the following memories must be refreshed 12. CD-ROM stands for
many times per second? a. Compactable Read Only Memory
a. Static RAM b. Dynamic RAM b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. EPROM d. RO c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
2. RAM stands for d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
a. Random origin money 13. A gigabyte is equal to
b. Random only memory a .1024 bytes b. million megabytes
c. Read only memory c. thousand kilobytes d. 1024 megabytes
d. Random access memory 14. Select the smallest memory size.
e. None of these (a) Terabyte (b) Gigabyte
3. Which of the following is a temporary primary (c) Kilobyte (d) Megabyte
memory? 15. The memory which is utmost accessible to the
a. PROM b.RAM c.EPROM processor is
d.ROM e. None of these (a) Cache memory (b) RAM
4. Which of the following is used as a primary storage (c) Hard disk (d) Flash memory
device? 16. Which computer memory is used for storing
a. Magnetic drum b. PROM programs and data currently being processed by the
c. Floppy disk d. All of these CPU?
5. Which of the following memories not needs refresh? a. Mass memory b. Internal memory
a. SRAM b. DRAM c. Non-volatile memory d. PROM
c. ROM d. All of above e. None of these
6. Which statement is valid? 17. The program which are as permanent as hardware
a. 1KB = 1024 bytes b. 1 MB=2048 bytes and stored in ROM is know as..
c. 1 MB = 10000 kilobytes d. 1 KB = 100 bytes a. Hardware b. Software
7. A name or number used to identify a storage c. Firmware d. All of the above
location devices? e. none of these
a. A byte b. A record 18. Which of the following memory is volatile
c. An address d. All of above a. RAM b. ROM c. EPROM
8. Which of the following is a primary storage device? d. PROM e. None of these
a. Magnetic tape b. Magnetic disk 19. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM)
c. Optical disk d. None of above makes it useful?
9. The two kinds of main memory are: a. ROM information can be easily updated.
A) Primary and secondary b. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains
B) Random and sequential there even without electrical power.
C) ROM and RAM c. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive
D) All of above data storage.
10. High density double sided floppy disks could store d. ROM chips are easily swapped between different
_____ of data brands of computers.
A) 1.40 MB e. none of these
B) 1.44 GB 20. Instructions and memory address are represented
C) 1.40 GB by
D) 1.44 MB a. Character code b. Binary codes
11. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for c. Binary word d. Parity bit
A) Direct access e. None of these
B) Sequential access
C) Both of above
D) None of above
21. The memory which is programmed at the time it is
manufactured is
a. ROM b. RAM c. PROM
d. EPROM e. None of these
22. ______ store data or information temporarily and
pass it on as directed by the control unit.
a. Address b. Register c. Number
d. Memory e. none of these
23. In magnetic disks data is organized on the platter in
a concentric sets or rings called sector
b. track
c. head
d. block
e. None of these
24. After copy the content how many times can you
paste ?
a. 1 b. 8 c.16
d.32 e. Many
25. The most frequently used instructions of a
computer program are likely to be fetched from:
a. the hard disk.
b. cache memory.
c. RAM.
d. registers.
e. None of these
26. Match the following terms to their meanings:
I. tracks A. binary digits
II. sectors B. a hard drive is composed of
several of these stacked onto a
spindle
III. bits C. the time it takes a storage
device to locate and retrieve
stored data
IV. platters D. concentric circles on a hard
Drive
V. access time E. pie-shaped wedges on a hard
drive