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memory and data storage

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Computer memory are of two types :

a)

Hard disk and Flash drive

b)

Hard Disk and Memory Card

c)

RAM and ROM

d)

Internal memory and External memory

2.

Data and instructions stored in this Internal memory is lost when computer is turned off

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

c)

USB

d)

Hard disk

3.

This internal memory holds start up instructions that prepare the computer for use and check proper working of computer parts.

a)

RAM

b)

Flash Drive

c)

ROM

d)

Memory Card

4.

The main storage medium for computers

a)

RAM

b)

Flash Drive

c)

Hard disk

d)

Memory Card

5.

A storage medium for portable devices like digital cameras, mobiles.

a)

Memory card

b)

USB

c)

CD

d)

Hard Disk

6.

An optical storage device that is used to record high quality video and sound.It can store data 6 times more than a CD

a)

Blu Ray Disk

b)

CD

c)

DVD

d)

Flash Drive

7.

Most popular backup device.Small, lightweight plug and play device used to copy data from one computer to another

a)

DVD

b)

Hard disk

c)

CD

d)

Flash drive

8.

Binary data on Optical discs is represented using...

a)

Magnetic charges

b)

Physical pits and lands

c)

Electrical current

d)

Lasers

9.

The differences between ROM and RAM are...

a)

ROM is non-volatile, RAM is volatile

b)

ROM is read-only, RAM is read and writable

c)

ROM is volatile, RAM is non-volatile

d)

ROM is read and writable, RAM is read-only

10.

What is the correct order from smallest to largest

a)

Nibble, bit, byte, megabyte, kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte

b)

Bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte

c)

Nibble, byte, bit, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte

d)

Bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte, gigabyte

11.
A computer has 1024 megabytes of RAM. That is the same as ...
a)
1 Gb
b)
1000 Gb
c)
1 Kb
d)
1 Tb
12.

Same as 1024 Gigabytes

a)

1 Terabyte

b)

1 Gigabyte

c)

1Megabyte

d)

1 Kilobyte

13.

which of theses are advantages of Solid State Memory storage over Magnetic or Optical storage?

a)

No moving parts, less can go wrong.

b)

Faster to read and write to.

c)

Cheaper than Magnetic or Optical devices, byte for byte.

d)

Data stored on SS memory will last forever

14.

Hard disk drives are a type of...

a)

... primary storage

b)

... secondary storage

c)

... tertiary storage

d)

...

15.

Which is not a benefit of SSD over HDD

a)

Lighter

b)

More reliable

c)

Lower power use

d)

Longevity

16.

Servers commonly use what type of secondary storage?

a)

SSD

b)

HDD

c)

external SSD

d)

USB Drives

17.

What color laser do CD/DVDs use?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Colorless

18.

What types of optical media stores its data in concentric tracks?

a)

CD

b)

DVD

c)

DVD-RAM

d)

Blue-ray disks

19.

The smaller pits and bumps of a blue laser on an optical media disk allow for:

a)

better birefringence results

b)

worse birefringence results

c)

more data storage

d)

less data storage

20.

USB flash memory uses NAND chips.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is the file size for a text file that contain the following:


Welcome, to Computer Science.

a)

29 bytes

b)

26 bytes

c)

28 bytes

d)

32 bytes

22.

A black and white image uses 1 bit per pixel. So a 64 bit image would be stored in an 8 byte file. How many bytes would it take to store that same image if it were in color?

a)

512

b)

64

c)

192

d)

24

23.

Difference between Blu-Ray and DVDs (Choose two options):

a)

Smaller ‘pits’ and ‘bumps’ bigger storage , 5 times than DVD

b)

DVD have smaller storage size compared to Blu-ray

c)

Blu-Rays are used for high definition sound track only

d)

Comes with a secure encryption system