#1. Which is representative of the size of the memory?
#2. Where is data saved permanently?
#3. Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available?
#4. How many types of memory does a computer have?
#5. Primary storage is .......... as compared to secondary storage.
#6. The key feature(s) of internal memory is/are
#7. Internal storage is also called main
#8. The two kinds of main memory are
#9. Which memory is used as temporary memory?
#10. Which of the following is a correct definition of volatile memory?
#11. Cache and main memory will not be able to hold their contents when the power is OFF. They are
#12. Which of the following is not an access mode?
#13. ......memory in a computer is where information is temporarily stored while it is being accessed or worked on by the processor.
#14. Why RAM is so called?
#15. Which of the following is not true about RAM?
#16. Virtual memory allocates hard disk space to supplement the immediate, functional memory capacity of
#17. Information stored in RAM need to be
#18. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned OFF is referred to as
#19. Dynamic RAM consumes ...... power and ...... than static RAM.
#20. Which of the following memory chip is faster?
#21. The advantage of DRAM is
#22. What is called the permanent memory built into your computer?
#23. Permanent instructions that the computer use when it is turned ON and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in
#24. Which of the following is not a ROM?
#25. When you first turn on a computer, the CPU is preset to execute instructions stored in the
#26. A disc’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is
#27. An area of computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is
#28. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ...... and storage is ......... .
#29. Cache memory acts between
#30. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from
#31. Which of the following is the high speed memory which compensates the gap in speeds of processor and main memory?
#32. ......... acts as temporary high speed holding area between the memory and the CPU thereby improving processing capabilities.
#33. Which of the following statements is/are true?
#34. ......... is having more memory addresses than are physically available.
#35. Virtual memory is
#36. ......... is the ability of a device to ‘jump’ directly to the requested data.
#37. The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage to the computer per second.
#38. The main directory of a disk is called the ......... directory.
#39. The ...... indicates how much data a particular storage medium can hold.
#40. What is the main folder on a storage device?
#41. Which of the following computer’s memory is characterised by low cost per bit stored?
#42. Secondary storage
#43. 43. Which of the following is not used as secondary storage?
#44. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
#45. Where do you save the data that, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned OFF?
#46. The term ......... refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.
#47. The storage device used to compensate for the difference in rates of flow of data from one device to another is termed as
#48. Which of the following is the magnetic storage device?
#49. The concentric circles on the floppy disk are further divided into
#50. A track location that cuts across all platters is called a
#51. The primary device that a computer uses to store information is
#52. Hard disk devices are considered ...... storage.
#53. The thick, rigid metal plotters that are capable of retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as
#54. Hard drive is used to store
#55. The hard drive is normally located
#56. Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called
#57. Which of the following is/are example(s) of magnetic storage media?
#58. Floppy disks are organised as
#59. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
#60. The most common storage device for the personal computer is the
#61. Which of the following has the smallest storage capacity?
#62. ‘FDD’ stands for
#63. ......... is the process of dividing the disc into tracks and sectors.
#64. Data on a floppy disk was recorded in rings called
#65. Tape drive provides ...... access to data.
#66. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is
#67. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?
#68. Which of the following can hold maximum data?
#69. Which storage device is mounted on ‘reels’?
#70. Which of the following storage devices can be used for storing large backup data?
#71. On a CD-RW, you can
#72. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?
#73. Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once?
#74. What is the difference between a CD-ROM and CD-RW?
#75. Compact disc that can store approximately 650-800 MB of data or 74-80 min of music are
#76. The CD-ROM drive is used to
#77. A flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information read optically, is called a
#78. CD-ROM is an example of
#79. Which of the following has the largest storage capacity for removable media?
#80. Which of the following is an example of optical disc?
#81. DVD refers to
#82. ADVD is an example of a(n)
#83. Which of the following discs can be read only?
#84. These memories are used in many electronic devices, including digital camera, mobile phones etc.
#85. Which is not a storage device?
#86. Which of the following is not an example of secondary storage device?
#87. The size of any word/number in a computer is measured in
#88. The term bit is short for
#89. A ‘bit’ refers to
#90. Which among the following is another name for a group of 4 bits?
#91. How many bits make a half byte?
#92. Which of the following is the smallest measure of storage?
#93. A byte can represent any number between 0 and
#94. A byte is a collection of
#95. A collection of 8 binary digits 0’s or 1’s in a string format is known as
#96. ......... are used to measure both computer memory (RAM) and storage capacity of Floppy disks, CD-ROM drives and Hard drives.
#97. How many bits are equal to one byte ?
#98. Instructions and memory address are represented by
#99. The computer abbreviation KB usually means
#100. Kilobyte equals to how many bytes?
#101. One thousand bytes represent a
#102. Which of the following statements is valid?
#103. A ...... is approximately a million bytes.
#104. What does the computer abbreviation ‘MB’ used for?.
#105. The amount of memory (RAM or ROM) is measured in
#106. How many kilobytes make a megabyte?
#107. A ... is approximately one billion bytes.
#108. The term ‘gigabyte’ refers to
#109. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage?
#110. Which of the following is correct sequence of smallest to largest unit of storage size?
#111. ....... (HHDD) is a technology where the conventional disk drive is combined with non-volatile flash memory, of typically 128 MB or more to cache data during normal use.
