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Memory and Storage Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of Primary Storage?

a)

RAM

b)

HDD

c)

Registers

d)

SSD

2.

What is an example of Secondary Storage

a)

Solid State Drive

b)

RAM

c)

Optical

d)

ROM

3.

Which of these are differences between ROM and RAM

a)

ROM is volatile

b)

RAM is volatile

c)

RAM is faster than ROM

d)

ROM can be written to multiple times

4.

What is the purpose of ROM in a computer system?

a)

To hold the BIOS

b)

To aid the CPU in running programs

c)

To hold the instructions required to boot

d)

To aid the RAM in holding programs

5.

What is the purpose of RAM in a computer system?

a)

To hold currently running programs

b)

To hold not in use files

c)

To hold backups of a computer

d)

To hold data to be executed by the CPU

6.

What is virtual memory?

a)

A partition made in a secondary storage device (SSD) to act as memory, in the even the memory is full.

b)

Memory that you can download online

c)

A partition made in a secondary storage device (HDD) to act as memory, in the even the memory is full.

d)

Memory in games

7.

What statement is true?

a)

Virtual memory is good, and has no adverse effect on a computer

b)

Virtual memory is not good, and can have an adverse effect on a computer

8.

What is the use of secondary storage in a computer system?

a)

To hold/ store files

b)

To work with the CPU to hold currently in use programs

c)

To store physical objects in the computer

d)

To hold all types of data permanently, even if the computer is turned off. Can be both read to and written to.