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WorksheetsUNIT 1.2 MEMORY
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Q1: This is volatile storage (1-3)
a)
ROM
b)
RAM
c)
Secondary Storage
d)
Hard Disk
2.
Q2: This contains the BIOS (Boot-up program) (3-4)
a)
ROM
b)
RAM
c)
Cache
d)
Hard Disk
3.
Q3: You can write data more than once to this device (1-3)
a)
CD ROM
b)
RAM
c)
ROM
d)
DVD+R
4.
Q4: Which statement is true? (1-3)
a)
RAM is part of the hard disk
b)
ROM is volatile
c)
RAM stores programs / data used by the CPU
d)
ROM contains the operating system
5.
Q5: A gaming computer is “thrashing” the disk. Why? (5-7)
a)
The game takes up too much space
b)
The game uses high resolution graphics
c)
The screen uses too many colours
d)
The processor is short of RAM
6.
Q6: Which statement is true? (3-5)
a)
RAM is non volatile
b)
RAM has a slow access time relative to other storage devices
c)
RAM can be static or Dynamic (SRAM/DRAM)
d)
RAM holds the BIOS
7.
Q7: What is firmware? (3-5)
a)
Data in RAM
b)
A program in ROM
c)
Any hardware
d)
A program in cache
8.
Q8: What is the difference between SRAM and DRAM (6-9)
a)
DRAM is physically bigger
b)
DRAM is faster
c)
SRAM needs its data to be refreshed otherwise it loses it
d)
DRAM needs its data to be refreshed otherwise it loses it
9.
Q9: What is the fastest data storage in a computer (6-9)
a)
Registers
b)
RAM
c)
HDD
d)
ROM
10.
Q10: How does data/ instructions move between the CPU and RAM (6-9)
a)
ROM
b)
Address and data bus
c)
Address bus
d)
Data bus
11.
Q1: RAM - What happens when the electricity Is turned off? (1-2)
a)
The data from the memory is saved onto flash memory
b)
The data from the memory is saved onto the hard disk
c)
The data from the memory is not saved
d)
The data from the memory is saved onto ROM
12.
Q2: Which one is an example of flash memory? (2-3)
a)
SD Card
b)
RAM
c)
ROM
d)
Cache
13.
Q3: Which storage device stores data using magnetic technology?(2-3)
a)
Solid state
b)
Internal Hard disk
c)
USB
d)
External hard disk
14.
Q4: Where does virtual memory live?(2-3)
a)
RAM
b)
Cache
c)
Hard Disk
d)
ROM
15.
Q5: Which one is secondary storage? (2-3)
a)
RAM
b)
Hard Disk
c)
ROM
d)
BIOS
16.
Q6: Which storage device is not flash memory? (2-3)
a)
SD Card
b)
RAM
c)
Micro SD
d)
BIOS
17.
Q7: Which logic gate has one input? (2-3)
a)
AND
b)
NOT
c)
XAND
d)
XOR
18.
Q8: The input of a logic gate is 0,1. The output is 0. Name the logic gate. (3-4)
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
NAND
19.
Q9: A computer is continuously paging to the swap file. Discuss why this might be (5-8)
a)
There is not enough RAM
b)
The cache is too slow
c)
The virtual memory is too small
d)
The hard disk is too slow
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