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MEMORY & ITS MEASURING UNITS

1. The primary memory (also called main memory) of a personal computer consists of
(a) RAM only (b) ROM only (c) both RAM and ROM (d) Cache memory
2. The Boot sector files of the system are stored in which computer memory?
(a) RAM (b) ROM (c) Cache (d) Register
3. Which of the following statements are not correct about the main memory of a computer?
(a) In main memory, data gets lost when power is switched off.
(b) Main memory is faster than secondary memory but slower than registers.
(c) They are made up of semiconductors.
(d) All are correct
4. RAM is _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _.
(a) volatile, temporary (b) non-volatile, temporary
(c) volatile, permanent (d) non-volatile, permanent
5. Which of the following memory is non-volatile?
(a) RAM (b) ROM (c) Cache (d) ROM and Cache
6. Which memory acts as a buffer between CPU and main memory?
(a) RAM (b) ROM (c) Cache (d) Storage
7. Which of the following statements are not correct about cache memory?
(a)Cache memory is used to store data temporarily.
(b) It holds that data and program which has to be executed within a short period of time.
(c) It consumes less access time as compared to the RAM.
(d) All are correct.
8. Which computer memory chip allows simultaneous both read and write operations?
(a) ROM (b) RAM (c) PROM (d) EEPROM
9. In which type of memory, once the program or data is written, it cannot be changed?
(a) EPROM (b) PROM (c) EEPROM (d) None of these
10. In which type of ROM, data can be erased by ultraviolet light and then reprogrammed by the user or
manufacturer?
(a) PROM (b) EPROM (c) EEPROM (d) Both a and b
11. Which type of ROM is used for erasing purposes only?
(a) PROM (b) EPROM (c) EEPROM (d) Both b and c
12. How many types of RAMS are available?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
13. What is the size of the computer accumulator register?
(a) 4 bits (b) 4KB (c) 4 bytes (d) 8 bytes
14. The smallest unit of measuring data in the computer is
(a) Byte (b) Kilobyte (c) Nibble (d) Bit
15. The storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data is
(a) Floppy (b) Permanent disk (c) Optical disk (d) Hard disk
16. ____________has smallest storage capacity
(a) Floppy disk (b) Zip disk (c) Hard disk (d) CD
17. As storage media the advantages of CD-ROM is
(a) It is inexpensive
(b) Data and information are retrieved more quickly than magnetic disks
(c) It makes less error than magnetic media.
(d) All of the above

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18. A DVD is
(a) Optical disk (b) Output device
(c) Solid state storage device (d) Hard disk
19. How much is one terabyte equal to?
(a)1024 megabytes (b)1024 bytes (c) 1024 kilobytes (d)1024 gigabytes
20. What is the term used for the disk content that is recorded at the time of manufacturer and that
cannot be changed or erased by the user?
(a) Read only (b)Write only (c) Once only (d) Run only
21. Which of the following is the most common type of storage device?
(a) Steel (b) Magnetic (c) Optical (d) Flash
22. The acronym for the reusable optical storage is
(a)RW (b) DVD (c) ROM (d) ROS
23. HDD stands for
(a) High disk drive (b) Hard Digital disk (c) High digital drive (d) Hard disk drive
24. What is the main directory of a disk called?
(a) Folder (b) Root (c) Sub (d) Network
25. To enable the computer to read the disk, it is inserted in
(a) Memory (b) CPU (c) Disk drive (d) ALU
26. Which of the following is the secondary storage device that uses a long plastic strip coated with a
magnetic material as recording medium?
(a) Compact disk (b) Hard disk (c) Magnetic tape (d) None of the above
27. Primary memory is divided into _____ parts.
(a)two (b)three (c)four (d)five
28. Primary memory store(s)
(a)data alone (b)program alone (c)results alone (d)All of these
29. Which of the following can be used as primary memory?
(a) Compact disks (b) Floppy disk (c)Hard disk (d)None of these
30. RAM is also called
(a) volatile memory (b) non-volatile memory
(c)virtual memory (d)Both (a) and (b)
31. RAM is mainly as a short memory because it
(a) is volatile (b) is very expensive (c)has small capacity (d)is programmable
32. Which of the following is a virtual disk?
(a) RAM disk (b) ROM disk (c)Floppy disk (d)Hard disk
33. Which of the following memories needs refresh?
(a) SRAM (b) DRAM (c)ROM (d)All of these
34. Which one of the following is known as ‘permanent memory’?
(a) RAM (b) ROM (c)Registers (d)Cache
35. Computer’s BIOS stored in
(a) RAM (b) hard disk (c)ROM (d)floppy disk
36. Virtual memory is
(a) memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses an extended RAM.
(b) in RAM
(c)only necessary if you do not have any RAM in your computer.
(d)a backup device for floppy disk
37. The technique that extends storage capacities of main memory beyond the actual size of the main
memory is called_____

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(a) multitasking (b) virtual storage (c)multiprocessing (d)multiprogramming

38. Cache memory acts between
(a) CPU and RAM (b) RAM and ROM (c)CPU and hard disk (d)All of these
39. Auxiliary memory is also called
(a) primary memory (b) third memory (c)extra memory (d)secondary memory
40. Which of the following has the fastest access time?
(a) Semiconductor memory (b) Magnetic disk (c)Magnetic tapes (d)Compact disk
41. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?
(a) Disk (b) CPU (c)Printer (d)ALU
42. Removable disk is often called
(a) Flash drives (b) RAM drive (c)Expansion card (d)All of these
43. Capacity of hard disk is measured in
(a) bytes (b) kilobytes (c)megabytes (d)gigabytes
44. Magnetic tape can serve as
(a) secondary storage media (b) output media
(c)input media (d)All of the these
45. Hard disk drives are considered ____ storage.
(a) flash (b) temporary (c)worthless (d)non-volatile
46. As compared to a magnetic tape, the main advantage of magnetic disk is
(a) rigidity (b) direct access (c)low cost (d)high packing density
47. A DVD is an example of a(n)
(a) optical device (b) output device
(c)hard disk (d)solid state storage device
48. How many types of hard drive
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
49. Computer memory can be referred to as either permanent or temporary. Of the followings, which
one is NOT a temporary storage area?
(a) Virtual memory (b) Cache (c) Hard drive (d) RAM
50. Hard disk are organized as
(a) cylinders (b) tracks (c) cylinders and tracks (d) Master boot record
51. Which of the following can hold data of at least one GB?
(a) Hard disk (b) CD-ROM (c) Floppy Disk (d) none of these’
52. Lowest measuring unit?
(a)Byte (b)Bit (c)Word (d)Nibble
53. Highest measuring unit?
(a)GB (b)TB (c)PB (d)Geop Byte

Answer Keys
1 c 6 c 11 c 16 a 21 b 26 c 31 a 36 a 41 a 46 b 51 a
2 b 7 d 12 c 17 c 22 a 27 a 32 a 37 b 42 a 47 a 52 b
3 d 8 b 13 c 18 a 23 d 28 d 33 b 38 a 43 d 48 b 53 d
4 a 9 b 14 d 19 d 24 b 29 d 34 b 39 d 44 d 49 c
5 b 10 b 15 d 20 a 25 c 30 a 35 c 40 a 45 d 50 c

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