WorksheetsCLO Computing: Memory & Storage
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the purpose of secondary storage?
To hold data and programs that are currently in use
To store data and programs long-term
To extend random access memory (RAM)
Which of the following is a benefit of cloud storage?
Files can be backed up remotely
Files can be accessed quickly
Files can be edited and created in the browser
What type of storage is a hard disk drive?
Optical
Magnetic
Solid state
What type of medium is a Blu-ray disc?
Solid state
Magnetic
Optical
What is RAM?
An internal component which holds data and programs that are not currently in use
An external component which holds data and programs that are currently in use
An internal component which holds data and programs that are currently in use
Which of these optical media can be written to once by a user but read many times?
CD-R
CD-ROM
CD-RW
Which of these statements about ROM is true?
ROM is non-volatile and can only be read from
ROM is volatile and can only be read from
ROM is non-volatile and can be read from and written to
What are the flat areas and hollows on an optical disc known as?
Lands and troughs
Lands and pits
Hills and valleys
Which of the following devices would be most suitable for high-speed, long-term storage of programs and data?
Magnetic hard disk drive
Solid state drive
USB memory stick
What are the two types of main memory?
Flash memory and cache memory
RAM and ROM
Flash memory and virtual memory
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
Real Access Memory
Rapid Access Memory
Random Activity Memory
What does ROM stand for?
Read Only Memory
Random On-board Memory
Random Only Memory
Read Online Memory
RAM is ...
Volatile
Non-volatile
ROM is ...
Volatile
Non-volatile
RAM is ...
Read only
Read and write memory
A ______ is the main storage device in your computer.
CPU
Hard drive
Motherboard
CD-Rom
Data is stored in the computer memory in the form of ...
Numbers
Text
Bits/Bytes
Computer memory are of two types ...
Hard disk and Flash drive
Hard Disk and Memory Card
RAM and ROM
Internal memory and External memory
What is the correct order from smallest to largest?
Nibble, bit, byte, megabyte, kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte
Bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
Nibble, byte, bit, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
Bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte, gigabyte
Which one of these is an advantage of an external hard disk drive
It is the lowest cost per GB
It can overheat
It has the same data loss risk as an internal device
It has no password on it making it easy to access
What is a Memory Card an example of?
Magnetic Storage
Optical Storage
Flash Memory
Primary Storage
Which of the following are true statements about ROM?
ROM is read only
ROM is volatile
ROM is usually larger than RAM
RAM is usually larger than ROM
Binary data on Hard Disk Drives is represented using ...
Magnetic charges
Physical pits and lands
Electrical current
Lasers
Binary data on Optical discs is represented using ...
Magnetic charges
Physical pits and lands
Electrical current
Lasers
Binary data in solid state storage is represented using ...
Magnetic charges
Physical pits and lands
Trapped electrical charges
Lasers
