HBL 11 Jan - Sec 2 CPA Textbook CPF 5 Computer Storage

What is the smallest data unit in a computer?

• Bit

• Byte

• Gigabyte

• Terabyte

A bit is represented as 1 or 0.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Use the letters a, b, c, d, or e and arrange the following data units from the smallest to the biggest.

(a) petabyte, (b) gigabyte, (c) megabyte, (d) kilobyte and (e) terabyte

When you type in your answer, don't use comma. Just spacing will do e.g.

a b c d e OR e d c b a

(a)  

How many bits make up a byte?

• 1

• 8

• 10

• 1000

The TWO types of storage are...

• Cache

• Primary

• Secondary

What is RAM?

• Read Access Memory

• Random Application Memory

• Read Application Memory

• Random Access Memory

An example of a secondary storage device is RAM.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following has a volatile memory?

• External hard disk

• Random Access Memory

• Thumb drive

• Solid state drive

What does ROM stand for?

• Read Optical Memory

• Random Only Memory

• Read Only Memory

• Random Optical Memory

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the following list:

data instructions non-volatile primary secondary volatile

ROM is a type of ____ storage. It is ___ memory that contains ___ used for starting a computer that has been switched on.

• primary, volatile, data

• primary, non-volatile, instructions

• secondary, volatile, data

• secondary, non-volatile, instructions