Unit 1.2 Memory MCQ 1

This is volatile storage (1-3) 

• ROM 
• RAM 
• Secondary Storage 
• Hard Disk 

BIOS (Boot-up program) (3-4) 

• ROM 
• RAM 
• Cache 
• Hard Disk 

You can write data more than once to this device (1-3) 

• CD ROM 
• RAM 
• ROM 
• DVD+R 

Which statement is true? (1-3) 

• RAM is part of the hard disk 
• ROM is volatile 
• RAM stores programs / data used by the CPU 
• ROM contains the operating system 

A gaming computer is “thrashing” the disk. Why? (5-7) 

• The game takes up too much space 
• The game uses high resolution graphics 
• The screen uses too many colours 
• The processor is short of RAM 

Which statement is true? (3-5) 

• RAM is non volatile 
• RAM has a slow access time relative to other storage devices 
• RAM can be static or Dynamic (SRAM/DRAM) 
• RAM holds the BIOS 

What is firmware? (3-5) 

• Data in RAM 
• A program in ROM 
• Any hardware 
• A program in cache 

What is the difference between SRAM and DRAM (6-9) 

• DRAM is physically bigger 
• DRAM is faster 
• SRAM needs its data to be refreshed otherwise it loses it 
• DRAM needs its data to be refreshed otherwise it loses it 

What is the fastest data storage in a computer (6-9) 

• Registers 
• RAM 
• HDD 
• ROM 

How does data/ instructions move between the CPU and RAM (6-9) 

• ROM 
• Address and data bus 
• Address bus 
• Data bus