WorksheetsComputer Hardware - The Need For ROM
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Without ROM, the computer would not boot up.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The ROM stores the operating system
a)
False
b)
True
3.
The ROM provides instructions to the CPU to say how hardware should be initialised and how the boot loader is executed.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What does the ROM store on it
a)
Boot-up instructions
b)
Word documents
c)
The operating system
d)
Game save points
5.
The term boot is short for
a)
bootstrap loader
b)
bootable pratition
c)
robots
d)
booting up the mainframe
6.
The amount of ROM installed needs to be at least 2GB for the computer to work
a)
False
b)
True
7.
ROM retains data even with the power switched off
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The ROM chip is directly attached to which item inside the computer?
a)
The motherboard
b)
A harddrive
c)
The CPU
d)
A floppy disk drive
9.
When the computer switches off, all of the data stored on it is erased
a)
False
b)
True
10.
When you turn on your computer the first thing you tend to see is the BIOS, this displays information like the amount of memory installed on your computer and the type of hard disk you have etc.
a)
True
b)
False
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