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Chapter1 Computer Memory

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
RAM & ROM are known as what kind of memory?
a)
Secondary storage
b)
Main memory
c)
Registers
d)
Flash memory
2.
What does the acronym RAM stand for?
a)
Random Alignment Memory
b)
Read Access Memory
c)
Random Access Memory
d)
Read All Memory
3.
What does the acronym ROM stand for?
a)
Read Only Memory
b)
Random Option Memory
c)
Read Once Memory
d)
Random Operating Memory
4.
Where is ROM usually found inside a computer?
a)
Inside the CPU
b)
As part of the hard drive
c)
On the motherboard
d)
With the CD drive
5.
In terms of computer memory, what is meant by the term 'volatile'?
a)
It retains its content when power is cut
b)
It loses its contents when power is cut
c)
It is not stable and should not be used
d)
Memory chips can overheat
6.
Which statement best describes RAM?
a)
Fast, permanent storage
b)
Slow, volatile stoage
c)
Fast, volatile storage
d)
Slow, permanent storage
7.
Which statement best describes ROM?
a)
A flash memory chip that contains a small amount of non-volatile memory
b)
A memory store containing a large amount of volatile memory
c)
A register within the CPU responsible for storing memory addresses
d)
A memory store containing a small amount of volatile memory
8.
What is stored in Read Only Memory (ROM)?
a)
Recently opened programs
b)
Operating system and currently running programs
c)
BIOS and boot sequence (the computer's initial start-up process)
d)
The CPU's registers
9.
You can write data more than once to this device
a)
CD ROM
b)
RAM
c)
ROM
d)
DVD+R
10.
Which statement is true?
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
11.
RAM-What happens when electricity is turned off?
a)
The data from the memory is saved onto flash memory
b)
The date from the memory onto the hard disk
c)
The data from the memory is not saved
d)
The data from the memory is saved onto ROM
12.
Which one is secondary storage?
a)
RAM
b)
Hard Disk
c)
ROM
d)
BIOS
13.
The smallest unit for storing data, either a 0 or a 1, is called a byte.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
How many bits are in a byte?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
10
d)
10,000
15.

Memory is measured in …………………………...

a)

bits and bytes

b)

liters

c)

kilograms

16.

………………………… is the smallest piece of data that can be stored

a)

bits

b)

bytes

c)

Nibble

17.

Calculate how many bits are in ( school)

a)

48

b)

64

c)

32

18.

Calculate how many bits are in ( car)

a)

24

b)

32

c)

64

19.

One ____________ is approximately 1,000 bytes.

a)

terabyte

b)

gigabyte

c)

megabyte

d)

kilobyte

20.

One ____________ is about 1 million bytes.

a)

terabyte

b)

gigabyte

c)

megabyte

d)

kilobyte

21.
Binary bits are typically in groups of 8.
8 bits makes a 
a)
byte
b)
bite
c)
mouthful
d)
big number
22.
A group of 1024 bytes is called a terabyte.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The following is a correct order of units of storage from lowest to highest:
a)
a bit, a nibble, a byte, a kilobyte, a megabyte, a gigabyte, a terabyte
b)
a bit, a byte, a nibble, a kilobyte, a megabyte, a gigabyte, a terabyte
c)
a bit, a nibble, a byte, a megabyte, a kilobyte, a gigabyte, a terabyte
d)
a byte, a bit, a nibble, a megabyte, a kilobyte, a gigabyte, a terabyte
24.

A kilobyte (kB) is ____ bytes or 2^10 bytes

a)

1,008

b)

1,000

c)

1,024

d)

1,224

25.

How many bits are in a byte?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

8

d)

1024

26.

Four bits is called a

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

c)

Nibble

27.

A kilobyte is

a)

1024 bits

b)

1024 bytes

28.

Which is the smallest form of data?

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

c)

Nibble

d)

8 Binary Digits

29.

Which is larger?

a)

Megabyte

b)

Gigabyte

30.
The binary digits 0 and 1 are each called a bit.
a)
True
b)
False
31.

Short videos and music is most likely measured in

a)

bytes

b)

megabytes

c)

zettabytes

d)

yottabytes

32.

Order these units of data storage in order from smallest to greatest.

a)

bit, byte, gigabyte, megabyte, kilobyte, yottabyte, zettabyte

b)

bit, nibble, byte, megabyte, exabyte, terabyte

c)

bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte

33.

What is this?

a)

Bit

b)

Megabyte

c)

Byte

d)

Data

34.

What's this?

a)

Byte

b)

Nibble

c)

1/2 binary

d)

Bit

35.

The highest measurement of data?

a)

Megabyte

b)

Gigabyte

c)

Kilobyte

d)

Petabyte

36.

The lowest measurement of data?

a)

Megabyte

b)

Gigabyte

c)

Nibble

d)

Byte