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Storage and Memory Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a type of storage?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Hard Drive

2.

What type of storage is a DVD ROM?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Is not a storage device

3.

What type of storage is a USB memory stick?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Is not a storage device

4.

What type of storage is a SSD card?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Is not a storage device

5.

What type of storage is a HDD?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Is not a storage device

6.

Which of the following types of storage would likely access its data the fastest?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Cloud Storage

7.

Which of the following types of storage is the most durable?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

They are all the same

8.

Which of the following types of storage is the most expensive per MB/GB

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

They are all the same

9.

Why is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) not very portable?

a)

It has moving parts

b)

It is too large

c)

It will break if you touch it

d)

It is too small

10.

Why does a laptop need secondary storage?

a)

To backup files to move to another computer

b)

To store data, files and software for future use

c)

To store data that the processor needs

d)

To storage programs that are currently running

11.

Which type of storage uses lasers to write the data

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

All Types

12.

The types of storage are listed below from fastest to slowest. Which order is correct?

a)

Solid State, Optical, Magnetic

b)

Optical, Magnetic, Solid State

c)

Magnetic, Optical, Solid State

d)

Solid State, Magnetic, Optical

13.

The types of storage are listed below from least expensive per GB to the most expensive per GB. Which order is correct?

a)

Solid State, Optical, Magnetic

b)

Optical, Magnetic, Solid State

c)

Magnetic, Optical, Solid State

d)

Solid State, Magnetic, Optical

14.

The types of storage are listed below from the most reliable to the least reliable per GB. Which order is correct?

a)

Solid State, Optical, Magnetic

b)

Optical, Magnetic, Solid State

c)

Magnetic, Optical, Solid State

d)

Solid State, Magnetic, Optical

15.

Main memory is any memory that is….

a)

non-volatile and permanently stores data (e.g. Hard disk)

b)

permanent and stored in a flash capacitor (e.g. USB stick)

c)

directly accessed by the CPU (e.g. RAM)

d)

None of the above

16.

RAM stands for Random Accumulator Memory

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Select the smallest memory size

a)

gigabyte

b)

terabyte

c)

kilobyte

d)

megabyte

18.

Virtual memory is a type of memory used in super computers

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Using virtual memory _______________ because copying to a hard disk takes much longer than reading and writing RAM.

a)

speeds the computer up

b)

slows the computer down

c)

slows the RAM itself down and erodes it

d)

None of the above

20.

The computer's initial start up sequence or process is called the boot sequence (stored in ROM)

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is stored in RAM?

a)

Save files for your games

b)

The operating system

c)

Data and instructions for use by the CPU

d)

The BIOS