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Processor and Memory

Description: Computer Processor and Memory
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Information travels between components on the motherboard through

  1. Flash memory

  2. CMOS

  3. Bays

  4. Buses


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Option (4) is correct.

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

  1. Mass memory

  2. Internal memory

  3. Non-volatile memory

  4. PROM


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct.

Which of the following statements is false regarding virtual memory?

  1. Any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory.

  2. The setting for the amount of hard drive space to be allocated to virtual memory can be manually changed.

  3. Virtual memory is also called the swap file (or page file).

  4. Virtual memory is the physical space on the hard drive.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is correct.

The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from

  1. hard disk

  2. cache memory

  3. RAM

  4. registers

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct. 

Where is the document temporarily stored in a computer?

  1. RAM

  2. ROM

  3. CPU

  4. Flash memory

  5. CD-ROM


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Option (1) is correct.

Programs stored in ROM are called

  1. malware

  2. firmware

  3. spyware

  4. all of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following holds microprogram?

  1. Core memory

  2. ROM

  3. RAM

  4. Control memory


Correct Option: B

EPROM can be used for

  1. erasing the contents of ROM

  2. reconstructing the contents of ROM

  3. erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM

  4. duplicating ROM

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 EPROM can be used for erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM.

Which of the following digital devices processes the data?

  1. Data processor

  2. Data entry

  3. DBMS

  4. Database


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is normally used to initialise a computer system’s hardware?

  1. Bootstrap memory

  2. Volatile memory

  3. External mass memory

  4. Random access memory


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  Normally used to initialize a computer system’s hardware is Bootstrap memory.

Which of the following types of memory is electrically reprogrammable?

  1. Flash

  2. Cache

  3. PROM

  4. EPROM

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Flash memory is a high density memory. It is fast in reading and writing data. This is because it writes data in chunks and blocks.

The part of the memory of a computer from which instructions are executed is

  1. Secondary storage

  2. Main storage

  3. RAM

  4. CPU


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct.

Which of the following is NOT a non-volatile memory?

  1. PROM

  2. Bubble memory

  3. EPROM

  4. RAM

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, FRAM, NVRAM, Bubble memory and Flash memory come under the category of non-volatile memory.

What is the memory that does not change its contents without external cause called?

  1. Dynamic memory

  2. Static memory

  3. RAM

  4. EEPROM


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct.

The contents of information are stored in

  1. memory data register

  2. memory address register

  3. memory access register

  4. memory arithmetic register


Correct Option: A
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