Quiz 2 Computer Hardware

Which part of the CPU is responsible for performing calculations and making logical decisions?

• Control Unit

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

• Memory Unit

• Register

Which of the following is NOT a component of the CPU?

• ALU

• Control Unit

• Registers

• Cache Memory

Which of the following operations is NOT performed by an ALU

• Addition

• Logical AND

• Data storage

• Subtraction

Which of the following is volatile memory?

• ROM

• Hard Disk

• RAM

• Flash Memory

What does ROM stand for?

• Random Output Memory

• Read-Only Memory

• Rapid Online Memory

• Read-Operation Memory

Arrange the memory units in ascending order of size:

• KB, MB, GB, TB

• MB, KB, TB, GB

• GB, MB, KB, TB

• TB, GB, MB, KB

What does "volatile memory" mean?

• Data is retained permanently

• Data is lost when power is turned off

• Memory that cannot be erased

• Memory that operates in low voltage

What does the term "PITS Lands" refer to in the context of optical disks?

• The outer surface of the optical disk

• The regions on the disk used for storing data

• The data retrieval method for SSDs

• The mechanism of error correction in optical media

SSDs store data using which type of memory technology?

• Magnetic storage

• Optical storage

• Flash memory

• Hard disk storage

What is the role of the read/write head in an HDD?

• It stores data on the disk

• It moves the disk platters

• It reads data from and writes data to the disk platters

• It controls the speed of the disk rotation