Memory MCQ: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
………….. Is not a storage device.
- AiPod
- BPen drives
- CLinux
- DFlash Disks
Question 2 of 25
Secondary storage ………………
- Adoes not require constant power
- Bdoes not use magnetic media
- Cconsists of four main types of devices
- Ddoes not store information for later retrieval
Question 3 of 25
RAM is used as a short memory because it is ………. and ……..
- Avolatile, temporary
- Bnonvolatile, permanent
- Cnonvolatile, temporary
- Dvolatile, permanent
Question 4 of 25
Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics?
- APrice
- BReliability
- CSpeed
- DAll of these
Question 5 of 25
The contents of memory will not loose, when the power goes off in ………
- AROM
- BEPROM
- CEEPROM
- DAll of above
Question 6 of 25
A CD-RW disk ………….. .
- Ahas a faster access than an internal disk
- Bis a form or optical disk, so it can only be written once
- Cholds less data than a floppy disk
- Dcan be erased and rewritten
Question 7 of 25
A flat metallic disk that contains a large amout of permanently stored information read opticaly is called a ………….
- AMonitor
- BALU
- CCD-ROM
- DRAM
Question 8 of 25
The term …… refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.
- Aretrieval technology
- Binput technology
- Coutput technology
- Dstorage technology
Question 9 of 25
All of the following storage media have read and write capabilities except ………..
- AFlash memory cards
- BCD-ROMs
- CHard disk drives
- DFloppy disks
Question 10 of 25
Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
- AMass memory
- BInternal memory
- CPROM
- DNone of these
Question 11 of 25
DVD is _____
- ADigital Video Disk
- BDynamic Versatile Disk
- CDigital Versatile Disk
- DDynamic Video Disk
Question 12 of 25
Which of the following I not a secondary storage unit?
- ARAM
- BDVD
- CFloppy
- DMagnetic tape
Question 13 of 25
Typical acronym of reuseable optical storage will be ………
- ACD
- BCD-RW
- CDVD
- DRPM
Question 14 of 25
What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
- AROM information can be easily updated
- BData in ROM is nonvolatile, that remains there even without electrical power
- CROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage
- DROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers
Question 15 of 25
Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
- AEPROM
- BROM
- CStatic RAM
- DDynamic RAM
Question 16 of 25
A CD-ROM disk …………..
- Acannot be erased and rewritten
- Bhas more storage capacity than a CD-R
- Cholds less data than a floppy disk
- Dcan be written only once
Question 17 of 25
Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer processes instructions?
- Athe hard disk
- Bmain memory
- Cthe control unit
- Dread-only memory
Question 18 of 25
The file system resides permanently on ………. Storage.
- APrimary
- BSecondary
- CDevice
- DDirect memory
Question 19 of 25
A removable magnetic disc that holds information ……….
- AFloppy disk
- BHard drive
- CMonitor
- DPortable
Question 20 of 25
During processing data, programs and processed information are held temporality in ……….
- ASecondary storage
- BROM
- CRAM
- DCPU
Question 21 of 25
A (n) ………. Uses laser technology to store large amount of information.
- AFloppy disk
- BCD-ROM
- CHard disk
- DED-ROM
Question 22 of 25
……….. is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.
- AMagnetic storage
- BOptical storage
- CSolid-state storage
- DStorage capacity
Question 23 of 25
How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk?
- AA floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs
- BPrograms and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device
- CA floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other
- DFloppy disks can only store data, not programes
Question 24 of 25
Saving is the process of ____
- ACopying a document from memory to storage medium
- BMaking changes to a document's existing content
- CChanging the appearance, or overall look, of a document
- DDeveloping a document by entering text using a keyboard
Question 25 of 25
Breaking logical memory into blocks of the same size is called as:
- AFrames
- BSegments
- CPackets
- DPages