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Memory MCQ

61 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 2 of 3

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Q26. All of the following storage media have read and write capabilities except ………..

  1. AFlash memory cards
  2. BCD-ROMs
  3. CHard disk drives
  4. DFloppy disks
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Answer: B) CD-ROMs

Q27. ………….. is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

  1. ATracking
  2. BFormatting
  3. CCrashing
  4. DAllotting
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Answer: B) Formatting

Q28. Saving is the process of ____

  1. ACopying a document from memory to storage medium
  2. BMaking changes to a document's existing content
  3. CChanging the appearance, or overall look, of a document
  4. DDeveloping a document by entering text using a keyboard
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Answer: A) Copying a document from memory to storage medium

Q29. The term …… refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.

  1. Aretrieval technology
  2. Binput technology
  3. Coutput technology
  4. Dstorage technology
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Answer: D) storage technology

Q30. ……….. is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.

  1. AMagnetic storage
  2. BOptical storage
  3. CSolid-state storage
  4. DStorage capacity
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Answer: D) Storage capacity

Q31. Which of the following can only have sequential access?

  1. ADisk
  2. BTape
  3. CCD-ROM
  4. DDVD-ROM
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Answer: B) Tape

Q32. When you save to ………. , your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off.

  1. ARAM
  2. Bmother board
  3. Csecondary storage device
  4. Dprimary storage device
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Answer: C) secondary storage device

Q33. A CD-RW disk ………….. .

  1. Ahas a faster access than an internal disk
  2. Bis a form or optical disk, so it can only be written once
  3. Cholds less data than a floppy disk
  4. Dcan be erased and rewritten
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Answer: D) can be erased and rewritten

Q34. Which device can understand difference between data and programs?

  1. AInput device
  2. BOutput device
  3. CMemory
  4. DMicroprocessor
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Answer: D) Microprocessor

Q35. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only read it but can not erase or modify it?

  1. ATape drive
  2. BHard drive
  3. CCompact disk
  4. DFloppy disk
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Answer: C) Compact disk

Q36. Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer processes instructions?

  1. Athe hard disk
  2. Bmain memory
  3. Cthe control unit
  4. Dread-only memory
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Answer: B) main memory

Q37. If a memory chip is volatile, it will ………….

  1. Aexplode if exposed to high temperatures
  2. Blose its contents if currents it turned off
  3. Cbe used to both read and write data
  4. Dbe used for data storage only
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Answer: B) lose its contents if currents it turned off

Q38. A DVD is an example of a (n) ……..

  1. Ahard disk
  2. Boptical disc
  3. Coutput device
  4. Dsolid-state storage device
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Answer: B) optical disc

Q39. Which of the following are advantage of CD-ROM as a storage media?

  1. ACD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information
  2. BCD-ROM disks retrive data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do
  3. CCD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media
  4. DAll of these
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Answer: A) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information

Q40. Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics?

  1. APrice
  2. BReliability
  3. CSpeed
  4. DAll of these
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Answer: D) All of these

Q41. Which media have the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once?

  1. ACD-R disks
  2. BCD-RW disks
  3. CZip disks
  4. DOptical disks
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Answer: B) CD-RW disks

Q42. Storage media such as a CD read and write information using ………

  1. Aa laser beam of red light
  2. Bmagnetic dots
  3. Cmagnetic strips
  4. DAll of these
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Answer: A) a laser beam of red light

Q43. Chache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. The are ………..

  1. Adynamic
  2. Bstatic
  3. Cvolatile
  4. Dnon-volatile
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Answer: C) volatile

Q44. Which of the following is a storage devices that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information …….

  1. Afloppy diskette
  2. Bhard disk
  3. Cpermanent disk
  4. DOptical disks
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Answer: B) hard disk

Q45. Which of the following is an example of an optical disk?

  1. ADigital versatile disks
  2. BMagnetic disks
  3. CMemory disks
  4. DData bus disks
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Answer: A) Digital versatile disks

Q46. The main memory of a computer can also be called ……….

  1. Aprimary storage
  2. BInternal memory
  3. Cprimary memory
  4. DAll of these
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Answer: D) All of these

Q47. ……… is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

  1. ATracking
  2. BFormatting
  3. CCrashing
  4. DAllotting
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Answer: B) Formatting

Q48. Adisk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is ………….

  1. Amemory only
  2. Bwrite only
  3. Cread only
  4. Drun only
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Answer: C) read only

Q49. This is a permanent storage device ………….

  1. Afloppy disk
  2. Bmonitor
  3. CRAM
  4. Dhard disk
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Answer: D) hard disk

Q50. The space in your computer that loads and works with data …….

  1. Acache memory
  2. BCPU
  3. Cmegabyte
  4. DRAM memory
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Answer: D) RAM memory

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