COMPUTER MEMORY & STORAGE DEVICES – 20 QUESTIONS
Question 1
RAM stands for:
(a) Read Access Memory
(b) Random Access Memory
(c) Rapid Access Memory
(d) Ready Access Memory
Question 2
Which type of memory is volatile?
(a) ROM
(b) Hard Disk
(c) RAM
(d) Flash Drive
Question 3
ROM stands for:
(a) Read Only Memory
(b) Random Only Memory
(c) Read Operation Memory
(d) Random Operation Memory
Question 4
Which of the following is the fastest memory?
(a) Hard Disk
(b) Cache Memory
(c) RAM
(d) ROM
Question 5
1 Kilobyte (KB) is equal to:
(a) 1000 bytes
(b) 1024 bytes
(c) 1048 bytes
(d) 1000000 bytes
Question 6
Which is an example of non-volatile memory?
(a) RAM
(b) Cache
(c) ROM
(d) Registers
Question 7
SSD stands for:
(a) Solid State Drive
(b) Super Storage Device
(c) System State Drive
(d) Solid Storage Disk
Question 8
What is the standard storage capacity of a CD?
(a) 500 MB
(b) 700 MB
(c) 1 GB
(d) 4.7 GB
Question 9
Which storage device uses magnetic technology?
(a) SSD
(b) Flash Drive
(c) Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
(d) CD-ROM
Question 10
1 Gigabyte (GB) is equal to:
(a) 1000 MB
(b) 1024 KB
(c) 1024 MB
(d) 1000 KB
Question 11
DVD stands for:
(a) Digital Video Disk
(b) Digital Versatile Disc
(c) Data Video Disk
(d) Digital Virtual Disc
Question 12
Which memory acts as a buffer between CPU and main memory?
(a) ROM
(b) Hard Disk
(c) Cache Memory
(d) Virtual Memory
Question 13
Blu-ray Disc can store approximately:
(a) 700 MB
(b) 4.7 GB
(c) 25 GB (single layer)
(d) 1 GB
Question 14
PROM stands for:
(a) Programmable Read Only Memory
(b) Primary Read Only Memory
(c) Permanent Read Only Memory
(d) Processed Read Only Memory
Question 15
Which is faster: HDD or SSD?
(a) HDD
(b) SSD
(c) Both are equal
(d) Depends on brand
Question 16
The smallest unit of memory is:
(a) Byte
(b) Bit
(c) Kilobyte
(d) Nibble
Question 17
Pen Drive uses which type of memory?
(a) Magnetic Memory
(b) Flash Memory
(c) Optical Memory
(d) Cache Memory
Question 18
1 Terabyte (TB) is equal to:
(a) 1000 GB
(b) 1024 GB
(c) 1024 MB
(d) 1000 MB
Question 19
Virtual memory is:
(a) Extra RAM installed
(b) Using hard disk space as additional RAM
(c) Memory in the cloud
(d) A type of ROM
Question 20
EEPROM stands for:
(a) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
(b) Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
(c) Extra Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
(d) External Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ANSWER KEY
| Question No. | Correct Answer | Quick Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (b) | RAM |
| 2 | (c) | Volatile Memory |
| 3 | (a) | ROM |
| 4 | (b) | Cache Memory |
| 5 | (b) | KB Conversion |
| 6 | (c) | Non-volatile |
| 7 | (a) | SSD |
| 8 | (b) | CD Capacity |
| 9 | (c) | Magnetic Storage |
| 10 | (c) | GB Conversion |
| 11 | (b) | DVD |
| 12 | (c) | Cache |
| 13 | (c) | Blu-ray |
| 14 | (a) | PROM |
| 15 | (b) | SSD vs HDD |
| 16 | (b) | Bit |
| 17 | (b) | Flash Memory |
| 18 | (b) | TB Conversion |
| 19 | (b) | Virtual Memory |
| 20 | (a) | EEPROM |