Grade 8 April 2021 Quiz

Which part is the "brain" of the computer?

• RAM

• ROM

• Monitor

• CPU

A computer’s temporary memory is called ______.

• RAM

• ROM

• Hard disk

• Bytes

What does RAM stand for?

• Read Access Memory

• Random Access Memory

• Read Accelerated Memory

• Random Accelerated Memory

What is the smallest unit of storage?

• Kilobyte

• Byte

• Bit

• 8GB

Another name for secondary storage is ....

• Auxiliary Storage

• Internal Storage

• Main Storage

• Hard Disk

Which device has the largest storage capacity?

• Diskette

• DVD

• CD-ROM

• Hard Disk

Approximately how many bytes make one Gigabyte?

• One Thousand

• One Billion

• One Million

• One Hundred

Approximately how many Megabytes make one Gigabyte?

• One Thousand

• One Billion

• One Million

• One Hundred

A ____________ is a flat circular plastic disc used to store movies, music and text.

• DVD

• Thumb drive

• Hard disk

• SD card

__________ storage keeps data only while electricity is in the computer.

• Non-volatile

• Volatile

• ROM

• Permanent