1. Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as
1) Corrupted 2) Volatile 3) Non-Volatile 4) Non-Corrupted 

2. RAM stands for
1) Random origin money
2) Random only memory
3) Read only memory
4) Random access memory 

 1 Byte =?
1) 8 bits 2) 4 bits 3) 2 bits 4) 9 bits 

4. Which of the following refers to the memory in your computer?
1) RAM 2) USB 3) LAN 4) CPU

5. One megabyte equals approximately—
1) 1,000 bits 2) 1,000 bytes 3) 1 million bytes 4) 1 million bits

6. When you are working on a document on a PC, where is the document temporarily stored?
1) RAM 2) ROM 3) The CPU 4) Flash memory

7. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is—
1) A random-access medium
2) A sequential-access medium
3) A read-only medium
4) Fragile and easily damaged
5) An expensive storage medium

8. When cutting and pasting, the item cut is temporarily stored in —
1) ROM
2) Hard drive
3) Diskette
4) Dashboard
5) Clipboard

9. Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as—
1) Storage 2) Output 3) Input 4) Information

10. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only information to it but cannot erase or modify it
1) Floppy Disk 2) Hard Disk 3) Tape Drive 4) CDROM

11. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
1) Mechanical 2) Electrical 3) Electro Magnetic 4) Laser

12. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
1) Floppy Disk 2) Hard Disk 3) Compact Disk 4) Magneto Optic Disk

13. Memory is made up of
1) Set of wires 2) Set of circuits 3) Large number of cells 4) All of these 

14. Primary memory stores
1) Data alone 2) Programs alone 3) Results alone 4) All of these

15. 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

16. Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as—
1) Storage 2) Output 3) Input 4) Information

17. Hard disk drives are considered __________ storage.
1) Flash 2) Nonvolatile 3) Temporary 4) Nonpermanent 

18. Smallest storage unit of a computer is ______
1) Bit 2) Byte 3) Nibble 4) Pixel

19. Magnetic disk a medium known as
1) Serial access
2) Direct access
3) Sequential access
4) Sequential and rotational access

20. One kilobyte = _________byte.
1) 1250 2) 2088 3) 1024 4) 1000

21. The size of commonly used Floppy disk is
1) 4.5" 2) 3.5" 3) 3.25" 4) 5.5"

22. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
1) Magnetic 2) Optical 3) Electrical 4) Electromechanical

23. What are the two basic types of memory that your computer uses?
1) RAM 2) RW/RAM 3) ROM/RAM 4) ERAM 

24. The term gigabyte refers to
1) 1024 bytes 2) 1024 kilobytes 3) 1024 megabytes 4) 1024 gigabytes 

25. Main memory is
1) Random Access Memory
2) Read only Memory
3) Serial Access Memory
4) None of these

26. Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as
1) Corrupted 2) Volatile 3) Non-Volatile 4) Non-Corrupted

27. All of the following are considered to be storage devices EXCEPT
1) Floppy disk. 2) CPU. 3) CD. 4) hard disk drive

28. A byte can hold one of data.
1) Bit 2) binary digit 3) character 4) kilobyte

29. The term bit is short for:
1) Megabyte. 2) Binary language. 3) Binary digit. 4) binary number

30. Virtual memory is typically located:
1) On a floppy disk. 2) In the CPU. 3) In a flash card. 4) On the hard drive.

31. A ____________represent approximately one billion memory locations.
1) Kilobyte 2) Megabyte 3) Gigabyte 4) Terabyte 

32. Memory unit is one part of
1) Input device 2) Control unit 3) Output device 4) CPU 

33. Maximum storage space is available on
1) CDs 2) ROM 3) Hard disks 4) Floppies

34. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:
1) hard disk drives. 2) printers. 3) floppy disk drives. 4) CD drives 

35. The Basic Input/ Output system resides in:
1) RAM. 2) ROM. 3) the CPU. 4) memory cache.

36. Which of the following is the correct sequence of smallest to largest unit of storage size?
1) megabyte ? terabyte ? gigabyte ? kilobyte ? petabyte
2) kilobyte ? megabyte ? gigabyte ? terabyte ? petabyte
3) kilobyte ? megabyte ? gigabyte ? petabyte ? terabyte
4) kilobyte ? megabyte ? petabyte ? terabyte ? gigabyte

37. Which of the following floppy sizes exists
1) 5.25 inches 2) 4.75 inches 3) 6 inches 4) 8 inches

38. The computer device primarily used to provide hard copy is the
1) CRT 2) Line Printer 3) Computer Console 4) Card Reader

39. Which of the following is not a valid capacity of a floppy disk?
1) 360 KB 2) 720 KB 3) 1.24 MB 4) 1.44 MB

40. Which of the following is true?
1) Byte is a single digit in a binary num ber

2) Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers

3) Eight-digit binary number is called a byte.
4) Eight-digit binary number is called a bit

41. Which of the following is the correct sequence of smallest to largest unit of storage size?
1) megabyte ? terabyte ? gigabyte ? kilobyte ? petabyte
2) kilobyte ? megabyte ? gigabyte ? terabyte ? petabyte
3) kilobyte ? megabyte ? gigabyte ? petabyte ? terabyte
4) kilobyte ? megabyte ? petabyte ? terabyte ? gigabyte

42. The memory can be divided into
1) Primary memory 2) Secondary memory 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of the above

43. Which one of the following is a primary memory
1) RAM 2) Hard Disk 3) CD ROM 4) Floppy Disk

44. One of the following is sequential Access memory
1) Magnetic Tape 2) Magnetic Disk 3) Magnetic Drum 4) Optical Disk

45. ROM means
1) Read Once Memory 2) Read Only Memory 3) Read On Memory 4) Read other Memory

46. RAM is ___________ in nature.
1) Readable 2) Volatile 3) Fixed 4) Non Volatile

47. The amount of data a disk can hold is called
1) Disk Capacity 2) Storage 3) Bytes 4) Gigabytes

48. A Floppy disk is organized as
1) Tracks 2) Sectors 3) Tracks and Sectors 4) Heads and Sectors

49. Optical Storage technique is used in
1) Floppy disk Drive 2) Hard Disk Drive 3) Magnetic Disk Drive 4) CD-ROM Drive

50. Which on the following is a secondary storage device.
1) CD-ROM 2) RAM 3) ROM 4) OMR

51. Which of the following storage is volatile?
1) Hard Disk 2) Floppy Disk 3) Magnetic Tape 4) Random Access Memory

52. CD –ROM drive uses
1) Magnetic Storage Technique
2) Optical Storage Technique
3) Solid State Storage Technique
4) Electronic Storage Technique

53. One MB is equal to
1) The amount of RAM in every computer
2) 1 billion bytes
3) 1024 KB
4) 1 thousand bytes

54. The ____ is a section of RAM where your computer stores copied data.
1) Clipboard 2) Copy Area 3) Binary number 4) None of the above

55. CDs are of which shape?
1) Square 2) Rectangular 3) Round 4) Hexagonal

56. An area of a computer that temporari ly holds data waiting to be processed is _______.
1) CPU 2) Memory 3) Storage 4) File

57. Where is data saved permanently?
1) Memory 2) Storage 3) CPU 4) Printer

58. With a CD you can ___________
1) Read 2) Write 3) Read and Write 4) Either Read or Write

59. CD-ROM Stands for
1) Central Processing Unit
2) CD-remote open mouse
3) CD-resize or minimize
4) CD- Read Only memory

60. Which of the following is not true about RAM?
1) RAM is the temporary storage area
2) RAM is the same as hard disk storage
3) RAM is volatile
4) Information stored in RAM is gone when you turn the computer off

61. What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW?
1) They are the same- just two different terms used by different manufactures
2) A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot
3) A CD-RW can be written to but a CD-ROM can only be read from
4) A CD-Rom holds more in formation than a CD RW

62. All of the following are included in removable media Except---1) CD-ROMs 2) Diskette 3) DVDs 4) Hard Disk Drive

63. What menu is selected to print?
1) File 2) Tools 3) Special 4) Edit

64. Which of the following menu would use to find and replace a word
1) Edit 2) View 3) Tools 4) Format

65. _______ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs for start up does not get erased when the power is turned off.
1) The network Interface Card/(NIC)
2) The CPU
3) RAM
4) ROM

66. The amount of data a disk can hold is called
1) Disk Capacity 2) Storage 3) Bytes 4) Gigabytes

67. The _____________ is a section of RAM where your computer stores copied data.
1) Clipboard 2) Copy Area 3) Binary number 4) None of the above

68. The best reason that a computer needs to have a hard disk because
1) It can then use the same programs as other computers
2) It would not work without one
3) It can store information when it is switched off
4) It can store information while it is working

69. Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as
1) Corrupted 2) Volatile 3) Non-Volatile 4) Non-Corrupted

70. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage?
1) GB 2) KB 3) MB 4) TB

71. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as
1) Volatile storage 2) Non-