4.2.2 Main Memory

RAM, ROM and Cache are known as what kind of memory?

• Secondary storage

• Main memory

• Registers

• Flash memory

What does the acronym RAM stand for?

• Random Alignment Memory
• Read Access Memory
• Random Access Memory
• Read All Memory

What does the acronym ROM stand for?

• Read Only Memory
• Random Option Memory
• Read Once Memory
• Random Operating Memory

Where is ROM usually found inside a computer?

• Inside the CPU
• As part of the hard drive
• On the motherboard
• With the CD drive

In terms of computer memory, what is meant by the term 'volatile'?

• It retains its content when power is cut
• It loses its contents when power is cut
• It is not stable and should not be used
• Memory chips can overheat

Which statement best describes RAM?

• Fast, permanent storage
• Slow, volatile stoage
• Fast, volatile storage
• Slow, permanent storage

Which statement best describes ROM?

• A flash memory chip that contains a small amount of non-volatile memory
• A memory store containing a large amount of volatile memory
• A register within the CPU responsible for storing memory addresses
• A memory store containing a small amount of volatile memory

What is usually held in the contents of RAM?

• BIOS and Boot sequence needed to start the computer

• Data and currently running programs (instructions)

• Software programs stored within the computer

• Recently executed instructions in case they are needed again

What is stored in Read Only Memory (ROM)?

• Recently opened programs
• Operating system and currently running programs
• BIOS and boot sequence (the computer's initial start-up process)
• The CPU's registers

True 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.

• TRUE
• FALSE