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Memory and Storage Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a volatile memory?

a)

ROM

b)

Hard disk

c)

RAM

d)

Flash drive

2.

What type of memory stores the bootstrap loader?

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Virtual memory

d)

Cache

3.

Which of the following is not a secondary storage device?

a)

Hard Disk

b)

RAM

c)

SSD

d)

DVD

4.

Which of the following is an example of magnetic storage?

a)

DVD

b)

Hard Drive

c)

Pen Drive

d)

Cloud

5.

What is the main characteristic of ROM?

a)

It is volatile

b)

It can be both read and written

c)

It is erased when power is off

d)

Its contents cannot be changed easily

6.

Which device uses laser technology to read and write data?

a)

Flash memory

b)

SSD

c)

Optical disc

d)

Magnetic tape

7.

Which of the following storage types has no moving parts?

a)

Magnetic storage

b)

SSD

c)

Optical storage

d)

Tape drive

8.

What is a major disadvantage of cloud storage?

a)

Requires physical storage space

b)

Needs an internet connection to access files

c)

Cannot be accessed from multiple devices

d)

Very expensive

9.

Virtual memory is created when:

a)

RAM is too large

b)

ROM is full

c)

Secondary storage is used as an extension of RAM

d)

RAM is switched off

10.

Which of the following storage media uses NAND chips?

a)

Hard drive

b)

SSD

c)

CD-ROM

d)

Floppy disk

11.

Which of these storage types is commonly used for backups due to large capacity?

a)

ROM

b)

Magnetic tape

c)

Cache memory

d)

RAM

12.

What is the role of the actuator in a hard disk?

a)

Burn data on the disk

b)

Spins the disk

c)

Moves the read/write arm

d)

Formats the data

13.

Cloud storage is a type of:

a)

Magnetic storage

b)

Optical storage

c)

Virtual storage

d)

Remote storage

14.

CD-R is a type of optical media that is:

a)

Rewritable

b)

Read-only

c)

Not used today

d)

Used in cloud storage

15.

Which one of these offers the fastest data access?

a)

Magnetic hard drive

b)

SSD

c)

CD-ROM

d)

USB 2.0

16.

What happens during a page fault in virtual memory?

a)

RAM resets

b)

Operating system shuts down

c)

Required data is brought from disk to RAM

d)

Memory is permanently deleted

17.

Flash memory is an example of:

a)

Volatile memory

b)

Optical memory

c)

Solid-state storage

d)

Magnetic storage

18.

Which of the following is not a cloud storage provider?

a)

Dropbox

b)

iCloud

c)

OneDrive

d)

SSD

19.

Which of the following storage devices is most portable?

a)

SSD

b)

Blu-ray disc

c)

CD-ROM

d)

Flash drive

20.

What is the main role of virtual memory?

a)

Back up files

b)

Speed up downloads

c)

Prevent system crash when RAM is full

d)

Store games