Computer Memory

RAM & ROM 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

What is this?

• Harddrive
• Tower
• Motherboard
• DVD

The only two digits used in the binary number system are _______.

• one and two

• zero and one

• zero and two

• two and three

Which of the following is the best definition of a bit?

• An electrical signal in a wire

• A physical signal that becomes a digital signal

• A measure of computer graphics and sound

• A single 1 or 0 in a digital signal

How many bits are in a single byte?

• 4

• 8

• 12

• 16

A bit is the smallest unit used to measure data.

• True

• False

Four bits is called a

• Bit

• Byte

• Nibble