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Computer Memory Total Questions - 123

1)

Which of the following can hold maximum data?

A)
Optical disk

B)
Floppy disk

C)
Magnetic disk inside

D)
Magnetic tape

E)
None of the above
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2)

Which storage device is mounted on 'reels'?

A)
Floppy disk

B)
Hard disk

C)
Magnetic tapes

D)
CD-ROM

E)
None of these
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3)

Which of the following is not an access mode?

A)
Random

B)
Sequential

C)
Continuous

D)
Direct

E)
All of these
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4)

Frequently-accessed information is held in

A)
hard drive

B)
cache memory

C)
flash memory

D)
read only memory

E)
None of the above
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5)

In order to reproduce sound a compact disk (CD) audio player uses a

A)
quartz crystal

B)
titanium needle

C)
laser beam

D)
barium titanate ceramic

E)
None of the above
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6)

Unit of storage capacity is

A)
meters

B)
bit

C)
bus

D)
cubicmeter

E)
None of these
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7)

Which of the following is not a ROM?

A)
PROM

B)
EPROM

C)
EEPROM

D)
EDPROM

E)
None of these
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8)

Dynamic RAM consumes ...... power and ...... than static RAM.

A)
more, faster

B)
more, slower

C)
less, slower

D)
less, faster

E)
None of the above
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9)

Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is

A)
a random access medium

B)
a sequential access medium

C)
a read only medium

D)
fragile and easily damaged

E)
an expensive storage medium
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10)

Which of the following is the magnetic storage device?

A)
Hard disk

B)
Compact disk

C)
Audio tapes

D)
All of these

E)
None of these
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11)

1 megabyte is equal to

A)
1000 KB

B)
1024 KB

C)
1024 KB

D)
1000 KB

E)
1 million bits
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12)

......... is the smallest memory measurement unit.

A)
Bit

B)
Nibble

C)
Byte

D)
Mega

E)
Zetta
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13)

The highest unit of information, computer can understand and process, is known as a

A)
exa byte

B)
zetta byte

C)
yotta byte

D)
bronto byte

E)
geop byte
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14)

The size of any word/number in a computer is measured in

A)
bits

B)
bytes

C)
meter

D)
litre

E)
None of these
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15)

Which of the following statements is valid?

A)
1 KB= 1024 bits

B)
1 MB = 2048 bits

C)
1 MB= 1000 kilobits

D)
1 KB= 1000 bytes

E)
1 MB = 1024 kilobits
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16)

A collection of 8 binary digits 0's or 1's in a string format is known as

A)
bit

B)
byte

C)
kilobyte

D)
kilobit

E)
megabyte
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17)

All of the following are examples of storage devices except.

A)
Hard disk drives

B)
Printers

C)
Floppy disk drive

D)
Drives

E)
None of these
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18)

Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned ON and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in

A)
ROM

B)
RAM

C)
ALU

D)
SRAM

E)
None of these
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19)

Which is representative of the size of the memory?

A)
Storage capacity

B)
Access modes

C)
Access time

D)
Permanence storage

E)
Physical storage
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20)

Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?

A)
Floppy disk

B)
Magnetic disk

C)
Magnetic tape

D)
Optical disk

E)
None of these
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21)

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 the above
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22)

Internal storage is also called main

A)
memory

B)
area

C)
screen

D)
unit

E)
None of these
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23)

What is called the permanent memory built into your computer?

A)
RAM

B)
ROM

C)
CPU

D)
CD-ROM

E)
None of these
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24)

An area of computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is

A)
CPU

B)
memory

C)
storage

D)
file

E)
None of these
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25)

Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called

A)
sectors

B)
ringers

C)
rounders

D)
tracks

E)
segments
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26)

Tape drive provides ...... access to data

A)
timely

B)
sporadic

C)
random

D)
sequential

E)
None of these
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27)

Where is data saved permanently?

A)
Memory

B)
Storage

C)
CPU

D)
Printer

E)
None of these
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28)

How many bits make a half byte?

A)
2

B)
4

C)
6

D)
8

E)
None of these
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29)

A track location that cuts across all platters is called a

A)
cylinder

B)
spindle

C)
diskette

D)
platters

E)
sectors
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30)

The concentric circles on the floppy disk are further divided into

A)
tracks

B)
sectors

C)
cylinders

D)
circles

E)
None of these
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31)

Which of the following storage devices can be used for storing large backup data?

A)
Floppy disk

B)
Hard disk

C)
Magnetic tape

D)
All of these

E)
None of these
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32)

Which statement is correct?

A)
Directories can be kept inside a file

B)
Files cannot be kept inside a directory

C)
1 millisec \[={{10}^{3}}\] sec

D)
All of the above

E)
None of the above
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33)

Which of the following is not an example of storage device?

A)
CD

B)
Floppy

C)
Hard disk

D)
RAM

E)
DVD
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34)

Today the common form of RAM is built with

A)
transistors

B)
vacuum tubes

C)
semi conductors ICs

D)
super conductors ICs

E)
None of the above
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35)

The advantage of DRAM is

A)
it is cheaper than SRAM

B)
it can store more than that of SRAM

C)
it is faster than SRAM

D)
data can be erased easily in it as compared to SRAM

E)
None of the above
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36)

Where do you save the data that, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned OFF?

A)
RAM

B)
Motherboard

C)
Secondary storage device

D)
Primary storage device.

E)
None of the above
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37)

Which of the following is a correct definition of volatile memory?

A)
It does retain its contents at high temperatures

B)
It is to be kept in air-tight boxes

C)
It loses its contents on failure of power supply

D)
It does not lose its contents on failure of power supply

E)
None of the above
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38)

One thousand bytes represent a

A)
megabyte

B)
gigabyte

C)
kilobyte

D)
terabyte

E)
None of these
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39)

Which of the following is/are example(s) of magnetic storage media?

A)
Zip disk

B)
CD-ROM

C)
Floppy disk

D)
DVD

E)
Both a and c
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40)

Which of the following has the largest storage capacity for removable media?

A)
Floppy disk

B)
CD-ROM

C)
DVD

D)
Partitioned space

E)
None of the above
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41)

When you turn ON the computer, the boot routine will perform

A)
RAM test

B)
disk drive test

C)
memory test

D)
power-on self-test

E)
None of these
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42)

A flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information read optically, is called a

A)
monitor

B)
ALU

C)
CD-ROM

D)
RAM

E)
None of these
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43)

Storage that retains its data after the power is turned OFF is referred to as [SBI Clerk 2009]

A)
volatile storage

B)
non-volatile storage

C)
sequential storage

D)
direct storage

E)
None of these
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44)

The term bit is short for   [SBI Clerk 2009]

A)
megabyte

B)
binary language

C)
binary digit

D)
binary number

E)
None of these
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45)

The term ......... refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.               [SBI PO 2010]

A)
retrival technology

B)
input technology

C)
output technology

D)
storage technology

E)
None of these
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46)

The primary device that a computer uses to store information is [Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk 2010]

A)
TV

B)
storehouse

C)
desk

D)
hard drive

E)
None of these
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47)

A removable magnetic disk that holds information is                                    [SBI PO 2010]

A)
floppy disk

B)
hard drive

C)
monitor

D)
portable

E)
None of these
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48)

Which of the following is an example of optical disk?                       [Allahabad Bank PO 2011]

A)
Digital versatile disks

B)
Magnetic disks

C)
Memory disks

D)
Data bus disks

E)
None of the above
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49)

The CD-ROM drive is used to [Allahabad Bank PO 2011]

A)
play compact disks

B)
play music

C)
install software

D)
control digital information

E)
None of the above
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50)

Information stored in RAM need to be [IBPS Clerk 2011]

A)
check

B)
refresh periodically

C)
modify

D)
detecting errors

E)
None of these
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51)

The storage device used to compensate for the difference in rates of flow of data from one device to another is termed as [SBI PO 2011]

A)
chip

B)
channel

C)
floppy

D)
call

E)
buffer
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52)

Virtual memory is [SBI Clerk 2011]

A)
an extremely large main memory

B)
an extremely large secondary memory

C)
an illusion of extremely large main memory

D)
a type of memory used in super computers

E)
None of the above
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53)

The computer abbreviation KB usually means                     [IBPS PO 2011]

A)
keyblock

B)
kernelboot

C)
keybyte

D)
ketbii

E)
kilobyte
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54)

A byte can represent any number between 0 and                 [IBPS Clerk 2012]

A)
2

B)
255

C)
256

D)
1024

E)
1025
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55)

The term 'gigabyte' refers to [IBPS PO 2012]

A)
1024 bytes

B)
1024 kilobytes

C)
1024 megabytes

D)
1024 gigabytes

E)
None of these
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56)

Which of the following memory chip is faster?                    [SBI Clerk 2012]

A)
There is no certainty

B)
DRAM

C)
SRAM

D)
RAM

E)
None of these
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57)

Cache and main memory will not be able to hold their contents when the power is OFF. They are [Allahabad Bank PO 2012]

A)
dynamic

B)
static

C)
volatile

D)
non-volatile

E)
faulty
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58)

Full form of MB is           [SBI Clerk 2012]

A)
microbytes

B)
megabytes

C)
minibytes

D)
millibytes

E)
kilobit
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59)

Memory is made up of [SBI Clerk 2012]

A)
set of wires

B)
set of circuits

C)
large number of cells

D)
All of the above

E)
None of the above
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60)

Floppy disks are organised as [IBPS PO 2012]

A)
files

B)
heads and folders

C)
tracks and sectors

D)
All of these

E)
None of these
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61)

......... is the ability of a device to 'jump' directly to the requested data.         [IBPS Clerk 2012]

A)
Sequential access

B)
Random access

C)
Quick access

D)
All of the above

E)
None of the above
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62)

The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage to the computer per second. [IBPS Clerk 2012]

A)
data migration rate

B)
data digitising rate

C)
data transfer rate

D)
data access rate

E)
None of the above
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63)

Both the ALU and control section have special purpose storage locations, called [SSC CHSL 2012]

A)
address

B)
registers

C)
accumulators

D)
bus
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64)

The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is [SBI Clerk 2012]

A)
1.40 MB

B)
1.44 GB

C)
1.40 GB

D)
1.45 MB

E)
1.44 MB
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65)

Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available?             [SSC FCI 2012]

A)
Processing unit

B)
Output

C)
Storage

D)
Input
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66)

......... acts as temporary high speed holding area between the memory and the CPU thereby improving processing capabilities. [IBPS Clerk 2012]

A)
ROM

B)
RAM

C)
Temporary memory

D)
Cache memory

E)
Flash memory
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67)

How many bytes are there in one gigabyte? [SSC FCI 2012]

A)
103 bytes

B)
106 bytes

C)
109 bytes

D)
1012 bytes
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68)

Which of the following is the smallest measure of storage?                            [SBI Clerk 2012]

A)
Terra byte

B)
Gigabyte

C)
Kilobyte

D)
Megabyte

E)
Byte
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69)

A byte is a collection of [IBPS Clerk 2012]

A)
four bits

B)
six bits

C)
eight bits

D)
ten bits

E)
twelve bits
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70)

Kilobyte equals to how many bytes? [SBI Clerk 2012]

A)
1000

B)
1035

C)
100

D)
1008

E)
1024
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71)

Which of the following statements is/are true? [RBI Grade B 2012]

A)
Cache memories are bigger than RAM

B)
Cache memories are smaller than RAM

C)
ROM are faster than RAM

D)
Information in ROM can be written by users

E)
None of the above
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72)

What is the main folder on a storage device [RBI Grade B 2012]

A)
Root directory

B)
Interface

C)
Device driver

D)
Platform

E)
Main directory
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73)

DVD refers to                 [SSC MTS 2013]

A)
Digital Video Developer

B)
Digital Video Device

C)
Digital Video Disk

D)
None of the above
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74)

USB refers to                  [SSC MTS 2013]

A)
a storage device

B)
a processor

C)
a port type

D)
a serial bus standard
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75)

A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is [IBPS Clerk 2013]

A)
memory-only

B)
write-only

C)
once-only

D)
run-only

E)
read-only
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76)

The ...... indicates how much data a particular storage medium can hold. [IBPS Clerk 2013]

A)
storage

B)
access

C)
capacity

D)
memory

E)
None of these
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77)

A directory within a directory is called..........                         [IBPS Clerk 2013]

A)
mini directory

B)
junior directory

C)
sub directory

D)
part directory

E)
None of these
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78)

Storage media such as CD read and write information using......... [RBI Grade B 2014]

A)
a laser beam of red light

B)
magnetic dots

C)
magnetic strips

D)
All of the above

E)
None of the above
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79)

CD-ROM is an example of [RBI Grade B 2014]

A)
input device

B)
output device

C)
Both input & output

D)
pointing device

E)
None of the above
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80)

The hard drive is normally located [SBI PO 2014]

A)
next to the printer

B)
plugged into the back of the computer

C)
underneath the monitor

D)
on top of the CD-ROM

E)
inside the system base unit
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81)

A DVD is an example of a (n) [SBI Clerk 2014]

A)
optical device

B)
output device

C)
hard disk

D)
solid state storage device

E)
None of these
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82)

Which of the following is correct sequence of smallest to largest unit of storage size? [SBI PO 2014]

A)
Petabyte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte

B)
Kilobyte, Megabyte, Terabyte, Petabyte, Gigabyte

C)
Megabyte, Terabyte, Gigabyte, Kilobyte, Petabyte

D)
Kilobyte, Megabyte, Petabyte, Terabyte, Gigabyte

E)
Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte. Terabyte, Petabyte
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83)

Which is not a storage device? [SBI PO 2013, 14, IBPS Clerk 2014]

A)
Floppy Disk

B)
Printer

C)
DVD

D)
Hard Disk

E)
CD
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84)

The most common storage device for the personal computer is the [SBI Clerk 2014]

A)
floppy disk

B)
USE personal computer

C)
mainframe

D)
a laptop

E)
None of the above
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85)

The thick, rigid metal plotters that are capable of retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as [SBI Clerk 2014]

A)
hard disks

B)
SAN

C)
soft disks

D)
flash memory

E)
None of these
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86)

A 'bit' refers to [SBI Clerk 2014]

A)
a form of storage

B)
a value equal to a kilobyte

C)
a value equal to a megabyte

D)
the smallest unit of digital information

E)
the same things as a pixel
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87)

Hard disk devices are considered......... Storage.                    [SBI Clerk 2014]

A)
flash

B)
temporary

C)
worthless

D)
non-volatile

E)
non-permanent
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88)

Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media? [RBI Grade B 2014]

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 to

C)
CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media

D)
All of the above

E)
None of the above
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89)

A ...... is approximately a million bytes. [SBI PO 2014]

A)
gigabyte

B)
kilobyte

C)
megabyte

D)
terabyte

E)
None of these
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90)

Virtual memory allocates hard disk space to supplement the immediate, functional memory capacity of what? [SBI PO 2014]

A)
ROM

B)
EPROM

C)
The registers

D)
Extended memory

E)
RAM
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91)

......... is having more memory addresses than are physically available.         [SBI PO 2014]

A)
Virtual memory

B)
System software

C)
Application software

D)
RAM

E)
Vertical memory
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92)

What does the computer abbreviation 'MB' used for?                                   [IBPS Clerk 2014]

A)
Megabit

B)
Millionbytes

C)
Megabytes

D)
Millionbit

E)
Microbytes
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93)

The amount of memory (RAM or ROM) is measured in                    [SBI PO 2014]

A)
bytes

B)
bits

C)
megabytes

D)
megabits

E)
hertz
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94)

Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once? [RBI Grade B 2014]

A)
CD-R disks

B)
CD-RW disks

C)
Zip disks

D)
Opti disks

E)
CD-RW disks and Zip disks
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95)

Volatility is a property of [RBI Grade B 2014]

A)
computer networks

B)
ROM

C)
disk

D)
software

E)
RAM
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96)

Which of the following is a temporary primary memory?                  [RBI Grade B 2014]

A)
FROM

B)
RAM

C)
ROM

D)
EPROM

E)
None of these
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97)

'FDD' stands for [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
Floppy Drive Detector

B)
Floppy Drive Demodulator

C)
Floppy Disk Drive

D)
Floppy Demodulator Disk

E)
None of the above
View Solution
98)

Which type of memory gets lost when you switch OFF?                                [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
ROM

B)
RAM

C)
Cache

D)
Dynamic

E)
Static
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99)

Which of the following has the smallest storage capacity?                             [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
Zip disk

B)
Hard disk

C)
Floppy disk

D)
Data cartridge
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100)

Which of the following is the high speed memory which compensates the gap in speeds of processor and main memory?     [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
Cache

B)
FROM

C)
EPROM

D)
SRAM

E)
None of these
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101)

Which of the following is not true about RAM? [IBPS PO 2015, IBPS Clerk 2014]

A)
RAM is the same as hard disk storage.

B)
RAM is a temporary storage area

C)
RAM is volatile

D)
RAM is a primary memory

E)
Other than those given as options
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102)

The data storage hierarchy consists of [IBPS PO 2015]

A)
Bits, Bytes, Records, Fields. Files and Databases

B)
Characters, Fields, Records, Files and Databases

C)
Bytes, Bits, Fields, Records, Files and Databases

D)
Bits, Bytes, Fields, Records, Files and Databases

E)
Other than those given as options
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103)

Which of the following is the largest unit of storage?                              [SBI PO 2015]

A)
GB

B)
KB

C)
MB

D)
TB

E)
None of these
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104)

Decreasing the amount of space required to store data and programs is accomplished by [IBPS PO 2015]

A)
crashing

B)
disk caching

C)
RAID

D)
file compression

E)
other than those given as options
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105)

What is the difference between a CD-ROM and CD-RW? [IBPS PO 2015]

A)
They are the same-just two different terms used by different manufactures.

B)
A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot.

C)
Other than those given as options

D)
A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW.

E)
A CD-RW can be written to but a CD-ROM can only be read from.
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106)

......... are used to measure both computer memory (RAM) and storage capacity of Floppy disks, CD-ROM drives and Hard drives.                     [SBI Clerk 2015]

A)
Bytes

B)
Bites

C)
Octal numbers

D)
Hexadecimal numbers

E)
Binary numbers
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107)

What is the temporary storage memory chips that form the computers primary work space? The contents are lost if power is disrupted.            [SBI Clerk 2015]

A)
Outputs

B)
Windows

C)
ROM

D)
Hard drive memory

E)
RAM
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108)

Compact disk that can store approximately 650-800 MB of data or 74-80 min of music are [SBI Clerk 2015]

A)
zip disks

B)
CD-ROM

C)
video cards

D)
pressing machines

E)
floppy diskettes
View Solution
109)

One nibble is equivalent to [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
2 bits

B)
4 bits

C)
8 bits

D)
32 bits

E)
None of these
View Solution
110)

The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
the hard disk

B)
cache memory

C)
RAM

D)
registers

E)
PROM
View Solution
111)

Why RAM is so called? [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
Because it is read and write memory

B)
Because it is a volatile memory

C)
Because it can be selected directly for storing and retrieving data and instructions of any location of chip

D)
Because it is a non-volatile memory

E)
None of the above
View Solution
112)

How many kilobytes make a megabyte? [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
128

B)
1024

C)
256

D)
512

E)
64
View Solution
113)

The main directory of a disk is called the directory. [IBPS PO 2015]

A)
Network

B)
Folder

C)
Root

D)
Other than those given as options

E)
Program
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114)

When you first turn ON a computer, the CPU is preset to execute instructions stored in the [IBPS PO 2015]

A)
RAM

B)
flash memory

C)
ROM

D)
CD-ROM

E)
ALU
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115)

Which of the following disks can be read only?                      [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
DVD-R

B)
DVD-ROM

C)
DVR-RW

D)
CD-R

E)
None of these
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116)

A ?.... is approximately one billion bytes. [IBPS Clerk 2014, SBI PO 2015]

A)
Kilobyte

B)
bit

C)
Gigabyte

D)
megabyte

E)
None of the above
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117)

......... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.                    [ SBI PO 2015]

A)
Tracking

B)
Formatting

C)
Crashing

D)
Allotting

E)
None of the above
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118)

The clock rate of a processor is measured in [IBPS PO 2015]

A)
megabytes or gigabytes

B)
milliseconds

C)
megahertz or gigahertz

D)
nanoseconds

E)
microhertz
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119)

The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ...... and storage is......... [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
temporary; permanent

B)
permanent; temporary

C)
slow; fast

D)
non-volatile; volatile

E)
None of the above
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120)

Instructions and memory address are represented by                        [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
character code

B)
binary codes

C)
binary word

D)
parity bit

E)
None of these
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121)

Expansion cards are inserted into [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A)
slots

B)
peripheral devices

C)
the CPU

D)
the back of the computer

E)
None of the above
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122)

Which among the following is another name for a gorup of 4 dits?                 [IBPS PO 2016]

A)
Nibble

B)
Byte

C)
Kilo Byte

D)
Mega Byte

E)
Peta Byte
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123)

How many bits are equal to one byte? [SSC CGL 2016]

A)
8

B)
6

C)
7

D)
2
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