Revision Fundamentals to Secondary Storage Quiz

ROM stands for...

• Read Optical Memory
• Random Only Memory
• Read Only Memory
• Random Optical Memory

RAM stands for ...

• Read Access Memory
• Random Application Memory
• Read Application Memory
• Random Access Memory

A computer has 1024 megabytes of RAM. That is the same as ...

• 1 Gb
• 1000 Gb
• 1 Kb
• 1 Tb

The characteristics of RAM are it is .....

• Permanent, non-volatile, not expandable and you can't write to it
• Temporary, volatile, expandable and you can write to it.

This memory stores the data of the operating system and programs that are currently running, for access by the CPU.

• RAM
• ROM
• Cache memory
• Flash memory

Why is ROM need in a computer system?

• It stores the 'BIOS' which is needed to load the operating system.Without it, the computer wouldn't turn on.

• It stores the data of the operating system and programs that are currently running, for access by the CPU.

Temporary sections of the hard disk created by the operating system when RAM is full.

• Virtual Memory

• Random Access Memory

• Read Only Memory

• Cache Memory

Why is Virtual Memory needed in a computer system?

• It is used as a fast type of memory for programs currently in use to speed up the performance of a computer.

• When RAM gets full, instead of closing programs the Operating system uses virtual memory to store some data.

Where is data stored when it is Virtual Memory?

• On a secondary storage device e.g. hard disk drive.

• On the RAM.

• On the ROM.

• On an optical device e.g. CD.

A type of non-volatile solid state memory technology.

• RAM
• ROM
• Cache memory
• Flash memory