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Computers Memory 4 Computers (a) Four (b) Eight (c) One (d) Two (e) Memory 4 Three 1. Typical acronym of reuseable optical storage will 10. The part of computer in which data and programs be…………. are stored is called (a) Processor (b) Memory (c) Software (a) CD (b) CD–RW (c) DVD (d) Hardware (e) None of these (d) RPM (e) None of these 11. The storage device of computer is— 2. Storage which stores or retains data after power off (a) ALU (b) Control (c) RAM is called—(a) Volatile storage (b) Non- (d) Mouse (e) None of these volatile storage (c) Sequential storage (d) Direct storage 12. Main memory of computer is— (e) None of these (a) Internal (b) External (c) Volatile (d) Auxiliary (e) None of these 3. Data gathering in computer means, they allow to use……. data. (a) Present (b) Input 13. Floppy disc is— (c) Output (a) Internal (b) External (c) a and b both (d) Store (e) None of these (d) a and b both (e) None of these 4. A permanent memory, which halls data and 14. The contents of memory will not be lost, when the instruction for start-up the computer and does not power goes off in……………… erase data after power off. (a) ROM (b) EPROM (c) EEPROM (a) Network interface card (b) CPU (d) All of above (c) RAM (d) ROM (e) None of these 15. Which one is random access memory— (a) RAM (b) ROM (c) P- 5. The process to copy the software in hard disk from ROM secondary storage media is called— (d) All of these (e) None of these (a) Configuration (b) Download (c) 16. What is the permanent memory built into your Storage computer called? (d) Upload (e) Escalation (a) RAM (b) ROM (c) CPU 6. Memory visible in computer is— (d) CD-ROM (e) None of these (a) RAM (b) DSL (c) USB (d) LAN (e) CPU 17. When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off— 7. When we work on any document on PC, it is stored (a) RAM (b) Mother board temporarily on— (a) RAM (b) ROM (c) (c) Secondary storage device (d) Primary storage CPU device (d) Flash memory (e) CD-ROM (e) None of these 8. Magnetic tape is not practical for the application in 18. With a CD you can………. which data is needed fastest recall, because— (a) read (b) write (c) (a) Random access medium (b) Sequential read and write access medium (c) Read only medium (d) (d) either read or write (e) none of these Fragile and easily damaged (e) Castly storage medium 19. For permanent memory in computer objects used are— 9. How many types of memory does a computer (a) Floppy disc (b) Magnetic tape (c) have? Hard disc (d) Optical disc (e) All of these 1 (BRILLIANT ACADEMY, NANDA COMPLEX BASEMENT) NEXT TO GRAND HOTEL, DHANGU ROAD PATHANKOT MOB: 9646598579, 9988732416, Website: www.thebrilliantacademy.co.in Computers (e) None of these 20. RAM is a………..memory— (a) external (b) auxiliary (c) internal 32. Which computer memory is used for storing (d) main (e) none of these programs and data currently being processed by the CPU? 21. What is the capacity of super computers floppy (a) Mass memory (b) Internal memory disc? (c) Non-volatile memory (d) PROM (a) 400 M (b) 500 M (c) 600 M (e) None of these (d) 700 M (e) None of these 33. Unit of storage capacity— 22. Hard disc drives are considered…………….storage— (a) Byte (b) Bit (c) Bug (a) Flash (b) Non-volatile (d) Cubic meter (e) None of these (c) Temporary (d) Non-permanent (e) None of these 34. By firmware we understand……… (a) Physical equipment used in a computer system 23. Built in memory of computer is………….. (b) A set of instructions that causes a computer to (a) EROM (b) ROM (c) RAM perform one or more tasks (d) PROM (e) E REM (c) The people involved in the computing process (d) A set of programs that it pre-installed into the read 24. Flash is……………. only memory of a computer during the time of (a) Software (b) Hardware (c) ROM manufacturing (d) RAM (e) None of these (e) None of these 25. In the following which is not RAM? 35. Computer hardware which stores large volume of (a) Flash (b) D-RAM (c) S-RAM data is called— (d) P-RAM (e) None of these (a) Magnetic tape (b) Disc (c) a and b both (d) All of These (e) None of 26. Internal storage is…………….storage. these (a) Primary (b) Secondary (c) auxiliary (d) Virtual (e) None of these 36. The word 'memory' is related to (a) Logic (b) Control (c) Input 27. In computer dictionary letters CD are used for— (d) Storage (e) None of these (a) Compact disc (b) Compressed disc (c) Computerised data (d) Compressed data 37. The content of are lost when the computer is (e) None of these turned off, (a) Storage (b) Input (c) Output 28. In which memory is data lost by power off? (d) Memory (e) None of these (a) Disc (b) RAM (c) Floppy (d) CD (e) None of these 38. The most common type of storage devices are— (a) Persistent (b) Optical (c) Magnetic 29. CD is an………………memory— (d) Flash (e) None of these (a) internal (b) external (c) Auxiliary (d) a and b (e) none of these 39. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by 30. ……………is not a type of RAM— the user is— (a) Megabyte (b) 64 Megabyte (c) 574 (a) Memory only (b) Write only (c) Read only Megabyte (d) Run only (e) None of these (d) 32 Megabyte (e) None of these 40. Any data or instructions natural into memory of a 31. CD ROM is used— computer is considered as (a) To read compact disc (b) To listen to music (a) storage (b) output (c) input (c) In any software (d) To central digital (d) information (e) none of these information 1 (BRILLIANT ACADEMY, NANDA COMPLEX BASEMENT) NEXT TO GRAND HOTEL, DHANGU ROAD PATHANKOT MOB: 9646598579, 9988732416, Website: www.thebrilliantacademy.co.in Computers 41. CDs are of which shape? (a) Square (b) Rectangular (c) Round 50. During processing data, programs, and processed (d) information (e) None of these information are held temporality in (a) Secondary storage (b) ROM (c) 42. The instructions for starting the computer are RAM housed in— (d) CPU (e) None of these (a) RAM (b) CD-ROM (c) ROM chip (d) All of these (e) None of these 51. A flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information read optically is 43. Where is data saved permanently? called a (a) Memory (b) Storage (c) CPU (a) Monitor (b) ALU (c) CD-ROM (d) Printer (e) None of these (d) RAM (e) None of these 44. A(n) uses laser technology to store large amount 52. Which type of memory holds only the program of information— and data that the CPU is presently processing? (a) Floppy disk (b) CD-ROM (c) Hard disk (a) CMOS (b) ROM (c) RAM (d) ED–ROM (e) None of these (d) ASCII (e) None of these 45. RAM is and 53. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) (a) volatile, temporary (b) nonvolatile, permanent makes it useful? (c) nonvolatile, temporary (d) volatile, (a) ROM information can be easily updated permanent (b) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remains there (e) none of these even without electrical power (c) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive 46: A CD-ROM disk data storage (d) ROM chips are easily swapped (a) cannot be erased and rewritten between different brands of computers (e) None of (b) has more storage capacity than a CD-R these (c) holds less data than a floppy disk (d) can be written only once (e) none of 54. To put information in a file on a magnetic disk, or these in a computer's memory, so that it can be used later (a) Store (b) Ship (c) 47. How is it possible that both piograms and data can Shift be stored on the same floppy disk? (d) Centre (e) None of these (a) A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs (b) Programs and data are both 55. A place in the computer system where data and software, and both can be stored on any memory programs are temporarily stored device (a) Paste (b) Open (c) (c) A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the Memory other (d) Pocket (e) None of these (d) Floppy disks can only store data, not programs (e) None of these 56. A removable magnetic disc that holds information (a) Floppy disk (b) Hard drive (c) Monitor 48. Secondary storage (d) Portable (e) None of these (a) does not require constant power (b) does not use magnetic media 57. The primary device that a computer uses to store (c) consists of four main types of devices information (a) TV (b) Storehouse (c) (d) does not store information for later retrieval Desk (e) none of these (d) Hard drive (e) None of these 49. The place where the computer stores programs 58. All of the following storage media have read and and data is called— write capabilities except – (a) Memory (b) Storehouse (c) Storage unit (a) Flash memory cards (b) CD-ROMs (c) Hard disk (d) Backup (e) None of these drives (d) Floppy disks (e) None of these 1 (BRILLIANT ACADEMY, NANDA COMPLEX BASEMENT) NEXT TO GRAND HOTEL, DHANGU ROAD PATHANKOT MOB: 9646598579, 9988732416, Website: www.thebrilliantacademy.co.in Computers 59.
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