Computer Memory MCQ
1. Which is representative of the size of the memory?
a) Storage capacity
b) Access mode
c) Access time
d) Permanence storage
2. Where is data saved permanently?
a) Memory
b) Storage
c) CPU
d) Printer
3. Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available?
a) Processing unit
b) Output
c) Storage
d) Input
4. How many types of memory does a computer have?
a) Four
b) Eight
c) One
d) Two
5. Primary storage is ______________ as compared to secondary storage.
a) Slow and inexpensive
b) Fast and inexpensive
c) Fast and expensive
d) Slow and expensive
6. The key feature(s) of internal memory is/are
a) Limited storage capacity
b) Temporary storage
c) Fast access and high cost
d) All of the above
7. Internal storage is also called
a) Main memory
b) Area
c) Screen
d) Unit
8. The two kinds of main memory are
a) ROM and RAM
b) Primary and secondary
c) Floppy disk and hard disk
d) Direct and sequential
9. Which memory is used as temporary memory?
a) Non-volatile memory
b) Volatile memory
c) Hard disk memory
d) Read only memory
10. Which of the following is a correct. definition of volatile memory?
a) It does retain its contents at high temperatures
b) It is to be kept in air-tight boxes
c) It loses its contents on failure of power supply
d) It does not lose its contents on failure of power supply
11. Cache and main memory will not be able to hold their contents when the power is OFF. They are
a) Dynamic
b) Static
c) Volatile
d) Non-volatile
e) Faulty
12. Which of the following is not an access mode?
a) Random
b) Sequential
c) Continuous
d) Direct
13. __________memory in a computer is where information is temporarily stored while it is being accessed or worked on by the processor.
a) Logical
b) Secondary
c) ROM
d) RAM
e) Cache
14. Why RAM is so called?
a) Because it is read and write memory
b) Because it is a volatile memory
c) Because it can be selected directly for storing and retrieving data and instructions of any location of chip
d) Because it is a non-volatile memory
e) None of the above
15. Which of the following is not true about RAM?
a) RAM is the same as hard disk storage
b) RAM is a temporary storage area
c) RAM is volatile
d) RAM is a primary memory
e) Other than those given as options
16. Virtual memory allocates hard disk space to supplement the immediate, functional memory capacity of
a) ROM
b) EPROM
c) The registers
d) Extended memory
e) RAM
17. Information stored in RAM need to be
a) Check
b) Refresh periodically
c) Modify
d) Detecting errors
e) None of these
18. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned OFF is referred to as
a) Volatile storage
b) Non-volatile storage
c) Sequential storage
d) Direct storage
e) None of these
19. Dynamic RAM consumes _________ power and ________ than static RAM.
a) More, faster
b) More, slower
c) Less, slower
d) Less, faster
20. Which of the following memory chip is faster?
a) There is no certainty
b) DRAM
c) SRAM
d) RAM
e) None of these
21. The advantage of DRAM is
a) It is cheaper than SRAM
b) It can store more than that of SRAM
c) It is faster than SRAM
d) Data can be erased easily in it as compared to SRAM
22. What is called the permanent memory built into your computer?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) CPU
d) CD-ROM
23. Permanent instructions that the computer use when it is turned ON and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in
a) ROM
b) RAM
c) ALU
d) SRAM
24. Which of the following is not a ROM?
a) PROM
b) EPROM
c) EEPROM
d) EDPROM
25. When you first turn on a computer, the CPU is preset to execute instructions stored in the
a) RAM
b) Flash memory
c) ROM
d) CD-ROM
26. A disc’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is
a) Memory only
b) Write only
c) Once only
d) Run only
e) Read only
27. An area of computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is
a) CPU
b) Memory
c) Storage
d) File
28. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ______ and storage is_____
a) Temporary; permanent
b) Permanent; temporary
c) Slow; fast
d) Non-volatile; volatile
e) None of the above
29. Cache memory acts between
a) CPU and RAM
b) RAM and ROM
c) CPU and hard disk
d) All of these
30. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from
a) The hard disk
b) Cache memory
c) RAM
d) Registers
31. Which of the following is the high speed memory which compensates the gap in speeds of processor and main memory?
a) Cache
b) PROM
c) EPROM
d) SRAM
e) None of these
32. _______acts as temporary high speed holding area between the memory and the CPU thereby improving processing capabilities.
a) ROM
b) RAM
c) Temporary memory
d) Cache memory
e) Flash memory
33. Which of the following statements is/are true?
a) Cache memories are bigger than RAM
b) Cache memories are smaller than RAM
c) ROM are faster than RAM
d) Information in ROM can be written by users
e) None of the above
34. __________is having more memory addresses than are physically available.
a) Virtual memory
b) System software
c) Application software
d) RAM
e) Virtual memory
35. Virtual memory is
a) An extremely large main memory
b) An extremely large secondary memory
c) An illusion of extremely large main memory
d) A type of memory used in super computers
e) None of the above
36. ______is the ability of a device to ‘jump’ directly to the requested data.
a) Sequential access
b) Random access
c) Quick access
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
37. The ……… is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage to the computer per second.
a) Data migration rate
b) Data digitising rate
c) Data transfer rate
d) Data access rate
e) None of the above
38. The main directory of a disk is called the ……… directory.
a) Network
b) Folder
c) Root
d) Other than those given as options
e) Program
39. The …… indicates how much data a particular storage medium can hold
a) Storage
b) Access
c) Capacity
d) Memory
e) None of these
40. What is the main folder on a storage device?
a) Root directory
b) Interface
c) Device driver
d) Device driver
41. Which of the following computer’s memory is characterized by low cost per bit stored?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Hard disk
d) All of these
42. Secondary storage
a) Does not require constant power
b) Does not magnetic media
c) Consists of four main types of devices
d) Does not store information for later retrieval
43. Which of the following is not used as secondary storage?
a) Semi-conductor memory
b) Magnetic disks
c) Magnetic drums
d) Magnetic tapes
44. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
a) Arithmetic operations
b) Logic operations
c) Fetch operations
d) All of the above
45. Where do you save the data that, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned OFF?
a) RAM
b) Motherboard
c) Secondary storage device
d) Primary storage device
46. The term ……… refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data
a) Retrieval technology
b) Input technology
c) Output technology
d) Storage technology
e) None of these
47. The storage device used to compensate for the difference in rates of flow of data from one device to another is termed as
a) Chip
b) Channel
c) Floppy
d) Call
e)Buffer
48. Which of the following is the magnetic storage device?
a) Hard disk
b) Compact disc
c) Audio tapes
d) All of these
49. The concentric circles on the floppy disk are further divided into
a) Tracks
b) Sectors
c) Cylinders
d) Circles
50. A track location that cuts across all platters is called a
a) Cylinder
b) Spindle
c) Diskette
d) Platters
51. The primary device that a computer uses to store information is
a) TV
b) Storehouse
c) Desk
d) Hard drive
e) None of these
52. Hard disk devices are considered ________storage
a) Flash
b) Temporary
c) Worthless
d) Non-volatile
e) Non-permanent
53. The thick, rigid metal plotters that are capable of retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as
a) Hard disks
b) SAN
c) Soft disks
d) Flash memory
e) None of the above
54. Hard drive is used to store
a) Volatile data
b) Non-volatile data
c) Permanent data
d) Temporary data
e) Intermediate data
55. The hard drive is normally located
a) Next to the printer
b) Plugged into the back of the computer
c) Underneath the monitor
d) On top of the CD-ROM
e) Inside the system base unit
56. Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called
a) Sectors
b) Ringers
c) Rounders
d) Tracks
57. Which of the following is/are example(s) of magnetic storage media?
a) Zip disk
b) CD-ROM
c) Floppy disk
d) DVD
e) Both a and c
58. Floppy disks are organised as
a) Files
b) Heads and folders
c) Tracks and sectors
d) All of these
e) None of the above
59. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
a) 1.40 MB
b) 1.44 GB
c) 1.40 GB
d) 1.45 MB
e) 1.44 MB
60. The most common storage device for the personal computer is the
a) Floppy disk
b) USB personal computer
c) Mainframe
d) A laptop
e) None of the above
61. Which of the following has the smallest storage capacity?
a) Zip disk
b) Hard disk
c) Floppy disk
d) Data cartridge
e) CD
62. ‘FDD’ stands for
a) Floppy Drive Detector
b) Floppy Drive Demodulator
c) Floppy Disk Drive
d) Floppy Demodulator Disc
e) None of the above
63. ____________is the process of dividing the disc into tracks and sectors.
a) Tracking
b) Formatting
c) Crashing
d) Allotting
e) None of these
64. Data on a floppy disk was recorded in rings called
a) Flip
b) Ringers
c) Rounders
d) Fields
e) Segments
65. Tape drive provides …… access to data.
a) Timely
b) Sporadic
c) Random
d) Sequential
66. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is
a) A random access medium
b) A sequential access medium
c) A read only medium
d) Fragile and easily damaged
e) An expensive storage medium
67. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?
a) Floppy disk
b) Magnetic disk
c) Magnetic tape
d) Optical disc
e) None of these
68. Which of the following can hold maximum data?
a) Optical disc
b) Floppy disk
c) Magnetic disk
d) Magnetic tape
69. Which storage device is mounted on ‘reels’?
a) Floppy disk
b) Hard disk
c) Magnetic tapes
d) CD-ROM
70. Which of the following storage devices can be used for storing large backup data?
a) Floppy disk
b) Hard disk
c) Magnetic tape
d) All of these