Unit III Memories

 Very short answer type questions

1)Give an introduction of memory.

2) Write the short notes on main and secondary memory.

3) Write the comparison between memories.

4)What is Auxiliary memory?

5)Explain the optical disks.

 Short Answer Type Questions

1.What is main memory? And write the technologies its uses?

2. What is memory cell? Explain its working?

3.What is ROM? Explain with the help of block diagram?

4. What is RAM? Explain its working?

5 Explain hard disk and its design with appropriate diagram.

6 Explain the magnetic disk with the help of suitable diagram?

 Long Answer Type Questions

1) What is meant by term memory? Construct the memory hierarchy using the following terms, cost,
speed, Size etc.

2) Write short notes on the following?

i) PROM ii) EPROM iii) EEPROM

3) Explain the types of RAM and compare between the SRAM and DRAM?

4) What is auxiliary memory? Explain the magnetic tape its benefits and limitations?

5) Explain the following terms:

i) Seek Time, iü) Transfer Time, iii) Latency Time, iv) Average Latency.

6) What is floppy disk?explain 3.5" and 5.25" types of floppy disk. Also explain the limitations of floppy
disk?

7) Explain CD ROM? Compare and contrast between hard disk and CD-ROM?