Computer Quiz : Computer Fundamentals (Computer Memory) – 25

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1. Under virtual storage ________
   A. Two or more programs are stored in primary storage
   B. Only active pages of a program in primary storage
   C. Inter-program, interference may occur
   D. None of the Above
   
   Answer

   B. Only active pages of a program in primary storage
   
   
2. Comparing with secondary storage, primary storage is ______
   A. Slow and expensive
   B. Slow and inexpensive
   C. Fast and inexpensive
   D. Fast and expensive
   
   Answer

   D. Fast and expensive
   
   
3. Technique of placing software/programs in a ROM semiconductor chip is called ______
   A. PROM
   B. EPROM
   C. Firmware
   D. None of the above
   
   Answer

   C. Firmware
   
   
4. The ______ can be programmed one time either the manufacturer or the computer user.Once programmed it cannot be modified.
   A. PROM
   B. EPROM
   C. RAM
   D. ROM
   
   Answer

   D. ROM
   
   
5. Technique to implement virtual memory where memory is divided into units of fixed size memory is _________
   A. Paging
   B. De-fragments
   C. Segmentation
   D. None of the above
   
   Answer

   A. Paging
   
   
6. Storage device where time to retrieve stored information is independent of address where it is stored is called _______
   A. Random Access Memory
   B. Secondary Memory
   C. System
   D. None of the above
   
   Answer

   A. Random Access Memory
   
   
7. A memory in CPU that holds program instructions, input data, intermediate results and the output information produced during processing is __________
   A. System
   B. Primary Memory
   C. Secondary Memory
   D. None of the above
   
   Answer

   B. Primary Memory
   
   
8. Technique of using disk space to make programs believe that the system contains more Random Access Memory(RAM) than is actually available is called ______
   A. Random Access Memory
   B. Primary Memory
   C. Secondary Memory
   D. Virtual Memory
   
   Answer

   D. Virtual Memory
   
   
9. CPU performs read/write operations at any point in time in _____
   A. PROM
   B. EPROM
   C. RAM
   D. ROM
   
   Answer

   B. EPROM
   
   
10. A storage device or medium where the access time is dependent upon the location of the data is called ________
    A. Parallel access
    B. Serial access
    C. Both (A) and (B)
    D. None of the above
    
    Answer

    B. Serial access