SSC GK Computer : Memory Organisation

1. A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is 

(a) disk

(b) data

(c) file

(d) floppy

(e) None of these

2. CDs are of which shape?

(a) Square

(b) Rectangular

(c) Round

(d) Hexagonal

(e) None of these

3. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is

(a) memory-only

(b) write-only

(c) read-only

(d) run-only

(e) None of these

4. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym

(a) CD

(b) DVD

(c) ROM

(d) RW

(e) None of these

5. The most common type of storage devices are

(a) persistent

(b) optical

(c) magnetic

(d) flash

(e) None of these

6. During the –– portion of the Information Processing Cycle, the computer acquires data from some source. 

(a) storage and output

(b) storage

(c) input

(d) output

(e) None of these

7. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym 

(a) CD

(b) DVD

(c) ROM

(d) RW

(e) ROS

8. The most common type of storage devices are

(a) persistent

(b) optical

(c) magnetic

(d) flash

(e) steel

9. Computers use the ________ number system to store data and perform calculations.

(a) binary

(b) octal

(c) decimal

(d) hexadecimal

(e) None of these

10. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is 

(a) memory-only

(b) write-only

(c) once-only

(d) run-only

(e) read-only

11. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called? 

(a) RAM

(b) Floppy

(c) CD-ROM

(d) ROM

(e) None of these

12. When you save to this, your data will remain when the computer is turned off.

(a) RAM

(b) motherboard

(c) secondary storage device

(d) primary storage

(e) None of these

13. The contents of ____ are lost when the computer turns off. 

(a) storage

(b) input

(c) output

(d) memory

(e) None of these

14. A DVD is an example of a

(a) hard disk

(b) optical disc

(c) output device

(d) solid-state storage device

(e) None of these

15. The computer abbreviation KB usually means

(a) Key Block

(b) Kernel Boot

(c) Key Byte

(d) Kit Bit

(e) Kilo Byte

16. Which of the following are advantages of CDROM as a storage media?

(a) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information.

(b) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do.

(c) CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media.

(d) All the above

(e) None of these

17. Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information? 

(a) floppy diskette

(b) hard disk

(c) permanent disk

(d) optical disk

(e) None of these

18. Which of the following is billionth of a second?

(a) Gigabyte

(b) Terabyte

(c) Nanosecond

(d) Microsecond

(e) Terasecond

19. How many megabytes make a gigabyte?

(a) 1024

(b) 128

(c) 256

(d) 512

(e) 64

20. The time for the actual data transfer after receiving the request for data from secondary storage is referred to as the disk’s

(a) transfer time

(b) movement time

(c) access time

(d) data input time

(e) None of these

21. What happens when we try to delete the files on the floppy? 

(a) The files get moved to the Recycle Bin

(b) Files on a floppy cannot be deleted

(c) The files get deleted and can be restored again from Recycle Bin .

(d) The files get deleted and cannot be restored again

(e) The file gets copied on the Hard disk

22. The following computer’s memory is characterised by low cost per bit stored

(a) Primary

(b) Secondary

(c) Hard Disk

(d) All of these

(e) None of these

23. On a CD-RW you can 

(a) read and write information

(b) only read information

(c) only write information

(d) read, write and rewrite information

(e) None of these

24. Which contents are lost when the computer turn off ? 

(a) storage

(b) input

(c) output

(d) memory

(e) None of these

25. Which of the following is not an example of hardware? 

(a) Scanner

(b) Printer

(c) Monitor

(d) Mouse

(e) Interpreter

26. ________is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.

(a) Magnetic storage

(b) Optical storage

(c) Solid-state storage

(d) Storage capacity

(e) None of these

27. Secondary storage 

(a) does not require constant power

(b) does not use magnetic media

(c) consists of four main types of devices

(d) does not store information for later retrieval

(e) None of these

28. ______ acts as temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU thereby improving processing capabilities

(a) ROM

(b) RAM

(c) Temporary memory

(d) Cache memory

(e) Flash memory

29. What type of device is a 3½ inch floppy drive ?

(a) Input

(b) Output

(c) Software

(d) Storage

(e) None of these

30. Which of the following memory chip is faster ?

(a) There is no certainty

(b) DRAM

(c) SRAM

(d) DRAM is faster for larger chips

(e) None of these

31. Which of the following is the second largest measurement of RAM ?

(a) Terabyte

(b) Megabyte

(c) Byte

(d) Gigabyte

(e) Mega Hertz

32. Of the following, which is the fastest?

(a) CD-ROM

(b) RAM

(c) Registers

(d) Cache

33. A nibble is equal to _____________ bits.

(a) 16

(b) 32

(c) 4

(d) 8

34. ___________ a document means the file is transferred from another computer to your computer. 

(a) Uploading

(b) Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

(c) Accessing

(d) Downloading

(e) Upgrading

35. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU ? 

(a) Mass memory

(b) Internal memory

(c) Non-volatile memory

(d) PROM

(e) None of these

36. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing ? 

(a) ALU

(b) Control unit

(c) Disk unit

(d) Modem

(e) None of these

37. Which computer was the first to use the magnetic drum for memory ? 

(a) IBM - 650

(b) IBM - 7090

(c) IBM - 701

(d) IBM - 360

38. EPROM can be used for 

(a) erasing the contents of ROM

(b) reconstructing the contents of ROM

(c) erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM

(d) duplicating the ROM

(e) None of the above

39. Which is not a storage device?

(a) A CD

(b) A DVD

(c) A floppy disk

(d) A printer

(e) A Hard disk

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