Computer Storage

The ____ is the smallest unit of storage

• Byte

• Kilobyte

• Binary Digit

• word

Memory cells can switch between two states, 0 & 1

• True

• False

The _____ is the brain computer.

• Main Memory

• Central Processing Unit

• Cache

• ROM

The computer has ______ memory for immediate task and ______ memory for permanent storage

• short-term

  volatile

• long-term

  short-term

• none of the above

• short-term

  long-term

When you run a program your operating system allocates area within _______ memory for performing those instructions.

• long-term

• ROM

• short-term

• flash

Latency time is the time taken by the CPU to access location to retrieve, modify or create data

• True

• False

Random access memory means that all location within the memory unit must be accessed in a specific order.

• True

• False

Secondary storage have a higher latency than Primary storage

• True

• False

Small high speed internal memory is

• RAM

• SRAM

• Cache

• ROM

_____ is the most common type of memory and ______ is the fastest and most expensive memory

• RAM

  Cache

• SRAM

  DRAM

• Cache

  RAM

• DRAM

  SRAM