MEMORY 13.

Which of the following circuit is used as a

'Memory device' in computers?
(a) Rectifier (b) Flip-Flop (c) Comparator (d)
1. Memory which forgets everything when you Attenuator
switch off the power is known as_____. 14. Virtual memory is typically located:
A. Corrupted B. Volatile C. Non-Volatile D. Non- A on a floppy disk. B in the CPU.
Corrupted C in a flash card. D on the hard drive.
2. A terabyte comprises_______. 15. The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to:
A. 1025 byte B. 1024 byte C. 1024 bits D. 1024 A maintain pages of documents that are being
gigabyte spooled to the printer.
3. Virtual memory is________? B hold a program’s data or instructions in virtual
A. Memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses an memory when it can’t fit in RAM.
extended RAM C prevent thrashing in a multitasking environment.
B. Access the page table C. CPU generates a D allow multiple print jobs to print their pages out
physical address simultaneously.
D. Automatic storage allocation 16.The definition of thrashing is:
4. In DVD, V stands for_________. A swapping data between virtual memory and
A. Video B. Versatile C. Both A and B D. Volatile RAM too frequently.
5. What does the computer abbreviation MB used B insufficient hard disk space.
for? C too many processors being managed by the
A. Mega Bit B. Million Bytes C. Mega Bytes D. operating system.
Million Bit D inaccurate information stored in the registry
6.What is the name given to the temporary storage 17. The space in your computer that loads and
area that a web browser uses to store pages and works with data—
graphics that it has recently opened? (A) cache memory (B) CPU (C) megabyte(D) RAM
A. Niche B. Webspace C. Cache D. Cellar memory
7. One nibble is equal to how many bits ? 18. Which of the following is more than TB ?
A. 4 bits B. 8 bits C. 12 bits D. 16 bits (a) MB (b) GB (c) PB (d) KB (e) Bytes
8. Disk access times are measured in ______? 19. 30,000 bytes is equal to
A. minute B. Milliseconds C. Hours D. seconds (a) 30 KB (b) 3 MB (c) 3 GB (d) 3 TB (e) None of
9. __________are used to identify a user who these
returns to a Website. 20. BRD and HVD is an example of
A. Cookies B. Plug-ins C. Scripts D. ASPs (a) Optical device (b) Output device (c) Hard disk
10. Hard disk files are considered ----------- storage (d) Solid state storage device
21. Pen drive and memory card are considered
1) Non volatile 2) Flash
______ storage.
3) Non permanent 4) Temporary (a) Flash (b) volatile (c) Temporary (d) Non-
11. A ---- uses laser technology to store large permanent
amount of information 22. A bit refers to ______.
(a) A from of storage (b) A value equal to a
1) Hard disk kilobyte (c) The same things as a pixel (d) The
2) Extended Disc Read-only memory(ED-ROM) smallest unit of digital information.
3) Compact Disc Read only memory(CD- 23. A memory bus is mainly used for
communication between?
ROM) 1. Processor and memory 2. Processor and
4) Floppy Disk I/O devices
12. Register is a 3. I/O devices and memory 4. Input device and
(a) Set of capacitors used to register input output device
instructions in a digital computer 24. Which of the following memories needs refresh
(b) Set of paper tapes and cards put in a file and slow?
(c) Temporary storage unit within the CPU having 1. SRAM 2. DRAM 3. ROM 4. All of the
dedicated or general purpose use above
(d) part of the auxiliary memory 25. A name or number used to identify a storage
(e) device to convert current signal into voltage location is called?
signal 1. A byte 2. A record 3. An address 4. Data

26. The two basic types of record-access methods
are?
1. Sequential and random 2. Direct and immediate
3. Sequential and indexed 4. On-line and real time
27. The most advanced form of ROM is?
1. PROM 2. RAM
3. Cache memory 4. EEPROM
28.The clock rate of a processor is measured in?
1. Milli seconds 2. Micro hertz
3. Megabytes or Gigabytes 4. Nanoseconds
5. Megahertz or Gigahertz
29. RAM is an example of volatile storage and
serves as the computer's-----------
(1) Short-term memory (2) Hard drive
(3) Permanent storage unit (4) Auxiliary CPU
30. If a memory chip is volatile, it will.......
(1) explode if exposed to high temperatures
(2) lose its contents if current is turned off
(3) be used for data storage only
(4) be used to both read and write data
(5) None of these
31. Loading Operating System onto RAM is
called?
(1) Printing (2) Saving (3) Booting (4) Staring
32. Which memory is non-volatile and may be
written only once?
(1) RAM (2) EPROM (3) EEPROM (4) PROM (5)
None of these
33. -------------is a program that has been
physically etched onto a chip.
(1) Firmware (2) Software (3) Compiler (4)
Interpreter
34. Which of the following portable storage
devices is likely to have the least storage capacity?
1. Zip disk 2.CD
3.Floppy disk 4. DVD
35.In magnetic disks data is organized on the
platter in a concentric sets or rings called sector
1Track 2.head
3.block 4.None of these
36. A ____________represent approximately one
billion memory locations.
(A) kilobyte (B) megabyte (C) gigabyte (D) terabyte
(E) None of these
37. All of the following are steps involved in the
boot process EXCEPT—
(A) load the operating system into RAM.
(B) the power-on self-test.
(C) activate the basic input/output system (BIOS).
(D) load application programs.
38. Ensuring that the essential peripheral devices
are attached and operational is the
____________ process.
(A) configuration (B) CMOS (C) POST (D) ROM
39 A user-interface that is easy to use is
considered to be ____.
1. User-happy 2.user-simple
3.user-friendly 4.none of the above
40. The MS-DOS operating system is a:
A. graphical user interface, single-
taskingoperatingsystem.
B. graphical user interface, multi-tasking operating
system.
C. command-driven interface, single-
taskingoperatingsystem.
D. command-driven interface, multi-tasking
operating system.
41. In computer language, each letter, number,
and an array of special characters consists of:
A. 8 kilobytes. B. 8 bytes.
C. a bit. D. 8 bits.
42. Which of the following is the correct sequence
of smallest to largest unit of storage size?
A. megabyte ? terabyte ? gigabyte ? kilobyte ?
petabyte
B. kilobyte ? megabyte ? gigabyte ? terabyte ?
petabyte
C. kilobyte ? megabyte ? gigabyte ? petabyte ?
terabyte
D. kilobyte ? megabyte ? petabyte ? terabyte ?
gigabyte
43. The main difference between application and
system software is that:
A. application software is composed of program
instructions but system software is not.
B. application software is stored in memory whereas
system software is only in the CPU.
C. system software is unnecessary whereas
application software must be present on the
computer.
D. system software manages hardware whereas
application software performs user tasks.
44. Fastest memory
1. Cache 2. Ram 3. Virtual 4. HDD
45. What is full form of CD-R ?
1.Carried Disk Readable 2. Compact Disk
Recordable 3. Carried Data Recordable
4.Compact Disk Readable