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Storage and Memory Gr 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Not an example of online storage.

a)

One Drive

b)

Dropbox

c)

Takealot

d)

iCloud

2.

A hole or connection found on the front or back of a computer that allow computers to access devices such as printers

a)

Network card

b)

Port

c)

GUI port

d)

RAM port

3.
What are the chips inside a computer that temporarily hold all the programs and data currently being used?
a)
Random Access Memory (RAM)
b)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
c)
Hard Disk
d)
Hard Drive
4.
Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of Hard Disk Drives over Solid State Drives?
a)
Faster Performance
b)
Usually More Storage Space
c)
More Quiet
More Quiet
d)
None of the Above
5.
Solid State Drives are more common in
a)
Desktop Computers
b)
Mobile Computers
6.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Read All Memory
b)
Random Always Memory
c)
Read Access Memory
d)
Random Access Memory
7.
What happens if you don't have enough RAM?
a)
Your computer will slow down because it has to load everything from the Hard Drive
b)
Your computer will speed up
c)
You won't get much wool from your sheep
d)
Your computer will run out of Hard Drive Space
8.
What happens to data in Main Memory/RAM when we switch the power off?
a)
All data is lost
b)
All data is saved
c)
All data is backed up to the Hard Drive
d)
All data is saved to the Processor
9.
The performance of which three components is most important in a Gaming computer?
a)
CPU, RAM, Graphics Card
b)
RAM, Hard Disk Drive, CPU
c)
Hard Disk Drive, BIOS, Monitor
d)
Motherboard, USB Socket, 
10.

Magnetic disk is an example of____________?

a)

Secondary memory

b)

Primary memory

c)

Main memory

d)

Both (1) and (2)

11.

Popular backup strategy for individuals is to use is

a)

flash drives

b)

portable hard drives

c)

Dropbox

d)

All of above

12.

Advantages of online storage

a)

Accessible from anywhere

b)

Saves space on user's computer

c)

No control over backup

d)

Easy to share files

13.

You can fix problems on hard drives by

a)

running disk defragmentation

b)

scanning the disk

c)

using disk cleanup

14.

Utility that puts parts of files back together again

a)

Scan Disk

b)

WinZip

c)

Defragmentation

d)

Disk Cleanup

15.

Disk Cleanup

a)

Put parts of scattered files together

b)

Remove temporary files

c)

Empty Recycle Bin

d)

Install new programs

16.

Storage and memory is measured by ___.

a)

Gigahertz

b)

Megahertz

c)

Gigabytes

d)

Megagrams

17.
What does CPU stand for?
a)
Critical Processing Unit
b)
Core Processing Unit
c)
Common Processing Unit
d)
Central Processing Unit
18.

What is the main function of the CPU?

a)

To do your math homework.

b)

To help with playing games.

c)

To fetch instructions from memory, decode them and execute the instructions.

d)

To heat up the computer.

19.

A ______________________ is a storage device with a large capacity measured in GB. It has no moving parts and lower power consumption than other storage devices.

a)

Solid State Drive

b)

Hard Disk Drive

c)

Optical Drive

d)

RAM

20.

Factor that does not influence the performance of a computer system

a)

Disk defragmentation

b)

RAM

c)

CPU

d)

Hard drive