Main memory

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

• Secondary storage

• Main memory

• Registers

• Flash memory

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

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

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

Which statement best describes RAM?

• Fast, permanent storage

• Slow, volatile stoage

• Fast, volatile storage

• Slow, permanent storage

Virtual memory typically uses two storage devices, RAM and ______________.

• the hard drive

• ROM

• a secondary piece of RAM

• a CD-ROM

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

• 1 Gb

• 1000 Gb

• 1 Kb

• 1 Tb

Can the contents in ROM be changed?

• Not normally but can be changed through a process called 'flashing'

• Yes

• The content are always changing as they are used by the CPU

What is a drawback of using virtual memory?

• It is very fast memory

• It can permanently store programs 

• It slows the computer down significantly

• It speed the computer up

What types of RAM are divided into?

• SRAM (Static Random Access Memory)

• DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)