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- 1. Multiple Choice
RAM & ROM are known as what kind of memory?Secondary storageMain memoryRegistersFlash memory - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the acronym RAM stand for?Random Alignment MemoryRead Access MemoryRandom Access MemoryRead All Memory
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the acronym ROM stand for?Read Only MemoryRandom Option MemoryRead Once MemoryRandom Operating Memory
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere is ROM usually found inside a computer?Inside the CPUAs part of the hard driveOn the motherboardWith the CD drive
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn terms of computer memory, what is meant by the term 'volatile'?It retains its content when power is cutIt loses its contents when power is cutIt is not stable and should not be usedMemory chips can overheat
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes RAM?Fast, permanent storageSlow, volatile stoageFast, volatile storageSlow, permanent storage
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes ROM?A flash memory chip that contains a small amount of non-volatile memoryA memory store containing a large amount of volatile memoryA register within the CPU responsible for storing memory addressesA memory store containing a small amount of volatile memory
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is usually held in the contents of RAM?BIOS and Boot sequence needed to start the computerOperating System and currently running programsSoftware programs stored within the computerRecently executed instructions in case they are needed again
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is stored in Read Only Memory (ROM)?Recently opened programsOperating system and currently running programsBIOS and boot sequence (the computer's initial start-up process)The CPU's registers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False? The closer a memory type is to the CPU, the slower it takes for the CPU to access the instructions and execute them. However, the closer it is to the CPU the larger and cheaper the memory is.TRUEFALSE
- 11. Multiple ChoiceFound in the computer's BIOS, what actually is the 'bootstrap'?The program which takes the computer through steps that lead up to the loading of the operating system (OS)The program responsible for loading the drives for peripheral devices like the keyboard and mouseThe computer's initial start-up processThe device used to attach the ROM to the computer's motherboard
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the average size of RAM in a PC or laptop computer?512 MB1 - 2 GB8 - 16 GB32 - 64 GB
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Virtual Memory?An additional memory slot located in one of the RAM portsA section of volatile memory created temporarily on the storage driveMemory stored in the 'cloud'Memory that doesn't exist inside the computer but on an external device such as a USB pen drive
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Virtual Memory needed or used by a computer?When RAM becomes full because of too many programs running at onceWhen ROM is too small and struggles to store the Operating SystemWhen users wish to store data on an external server such as 'the cloud'When chosen by the user or computer administrator
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term commonly used to describe the constant swapping in-and-out of programs between the RAM and Virtual Memory?SwappingPagingDisk thrashingOver-clocking
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