Memory MCQ: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
The main memory of a computer can also be called ……….
- Aprimary storage
- BInternal memory
- Cprimary memory
- DAll of these
Question 2 of 25
……….. is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.
- AMagnetic storage
- BOptical storage
- CSolid-state storage
- DStorage capacity
Question 3 of 25
Which is not a storage device?
- AA CD
- BA DVD
- CA floppy disk
- DA printer
Question 4 of 25
USB - type storage device is ___
- ASecondary
- BAnxillary
- CTertiary
- DPrimary
Question 5 of 25
What is the shape of a DVD?
- ASquare
- BRound
- CTriangular
- DHexagonal
Question 6 of 25
Storage which stores or retains data after power off is called___
- AVolatile storage
- BNon-volatile storage
- CSequential storage
- DDirect storage
Question 7 of 25
The term …… refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.
- Aretrieval technology
- Binput technology
- Coutput technology
- Dstorage technology
Question 8 of 25
Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics?
- APrice
- BReliability
- CSpeed
- DAll of these
Question 9 of 25
This is a permanent storage device ………….
- Afloppy disk
- Bmonitor
- CRAM
- Dhard disk
Question 10 of 25
Chache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. The are ………..
- Adynamic
- Bstatic
- Cvolatile
- Dnon-volatile
Question 11 of 25
Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer processes instructions?
- Athe hard disk
- Bmain memory
- Cthe control unit
- Dread-only memory
Question 12 of 25
If a memory chip is volatile, it will ………….
- Aexplode if exposed to high temperatures
- Blose its contents if currents it turned off
- Cbe used to both read and write data
- Dbe used for data storage only
Question 13 of 25
………….. Is not a storage device.
- AiPod
- BPen drives
- CLinux
- DFlash Disks
Question 14 of 25
During processing data, programs and processed information are held temporality in ……….
- ASecondary storage
- BROM
- CRAM
- DCPU
Question 15 of 25
The file system resides permanently on ………. Storage.
- APrimary
- BSecondary
- CDevice
- DDirect memory
Question 16 of 25
……… is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
- ATracking
- BFormatting
- CCrashing
- DAllotting
Question 17 of 25
……… optical data storage is a technology where data is stored in multiple layers in the optical disc.
- A3 D
- B30 D
- C300 D
- D3000 D
Question 18 of 25
By firmware we understand …………
- APhysical equipment used in a computer system
- BA set of instructions that causes a computer to perform one or more tasks
- CThe people involved in the computing process
- DA set of programs that it pre-installed into the read only memory of a computer during the time of manufacturing
Question 19 of 25
Which media have the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once?
- ACD-R disks
- BCD-RW disks
- CZip disks
- DOptical disks
Question 20 of 25
A DVD is an example of a (n) ……..
- Ahard disk
- Boptical disc
- Coutput device
- Dsolid-state storage device
Question 21 of 25
The primary device that a computer uses to store information …………
- ATV
- BStorehouse
- CDesk
- DHard drive
Question 22 of 25
Which of the following is a storage devices that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information …….
- Afloppy diskette
- Bhard disk
- Cpermanent disk
- DOptical disks
Question 23 of 25
Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?
- ACMOS
- BROM
- CRAM
- DASCII
Question 24 of 25
Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
- AEPROM
- BROM
- CStatic RAM
- DDynamic RAM
Question 25 of 25
A place in the computer system where data and programs are temporarily stored ………
- APaste
- BOpen
- CMemory
- DPocket