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Memory
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Fastest Memory
1. Register
2. Cache
3. RAM
Q.1. Name the Fastest Memory .? Arora Educator

1) Cache
2) Register
3) Flip Flop
4) RAM
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Q.2. Which memory is Inside CPU.? Arora Educator

1) Buffer
2) RAM
3) ROM
4) Register
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Q.3. Cache Memory is made up of.? Arora Educator

1) DRAM
2) SRAM
3) ROM
4) Registers
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Q.4. RAM is located in.? Arora Educator

1) Peripheral
2) Hard Disk
3) Motherboard
4) CPU
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Q.5. Among these name the temporary Arora Educator
memory.?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) RAM & ROM
4) Firmware
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Q.6. Among these name the permanent Arora Educator
memory.?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) RAM & ROM
4) Firmware
Q.7. Instructions written in ROM are Arora Educator
called.?
1) Hardware
2) Software
3) Firmware
4) Malware
Q.8. Transistor is used in.? Arora Educator

1) SRAM
2) DRAM
3) SDRAM
4) SSDRAM
Q.9. Capacitor is used in.? Arora Educator

1) SRAM
2) DRAM
3) SDRAM
4) SSDRAM
Q.10. Which of the following memories Arora Educator
must be refreshed many times per
second.?
1) SRAM
2) DRAM
3) SDRAM
4) SSDRAM
Q.11. Access time is faster for .? Arora Educator

1) ROM
2) SRAM
3) DRAM
4) ERAM
Q.12. What does SDRAM stands for .? Arora Educator

1) Single Dynamic RAM

2) Static Dynamic RAM
3) Serial Dynamic RAM
4) Synchronous Dynamic RAM
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Q.13. The most advanced form of ROM is .?
1) PROM
2) RAM
3) Cache memory
4) EEPROM
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Q.14. Which memory helps in booting of
computer.?
1) RAM
2) Flash memory
3) ALU
4) ROM
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Q.15. Which type of memory cannot be
erased and reprogrammed.?
1) EEPROM
2) PROM
3) Flash
4) Cache memory
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Q.16. The next generation of SDRAM is .?
1) DDR
2) PROM
3) Flash
4) Cache memory
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Q.17. In EEPROM data is erased with the
help of.?
1) Ultra Violet Rays
2) Can not be erased
3) Transistors
4) Electric Signals
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Q.18. Who invented RAM & ROM.?
1) Tim Berners Lee
2) Reynold B Johnson
3) Robert Heath Dennard
4) Robert Noyce
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Q.19. Founder of EEPROM.?
1) Fujio Masuoka
2) Reynold B Johnson
3) Robert Heath Dennard
4) Robert Noyce
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Q.20. Which of the following is the smallest
entity of memory.?
1) Block
2) Cell
3) Instance
4) Set
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Q.21. The primary memory (also called
main memory) of a personal computer
consists of.?
1) RAM only
2) ROM only
3) Both RAM and ROM
4) Cache memory
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Q.22. The Boot sector files of the system
are stored in which computer memory.?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) Cache
4) Register
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Q.23. Which of the following statements
are not correct about the main memory of
a computer.?
1) In main memory, data gets lost when power is
switched off.
2) Main memory is faster than secondary memory
but slower than registers.
3) They are made up of semiconductors.
4) All are correct
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Q.24. RAM is _____ and _______.?
1) volatile, temporary
2) non-volatile, temporary
3) volatile, permanent
4) non-volatile, permanent
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Q.25. Which of the following has the fastest
speed in the computer memory hierarchy?
1) Cache
2) Register in CPU
3) Main memory
4) Disk cache
Q.26. Which computer memory chip allows Arora Educator
simultaneous both read and write operations.?
1) ROM
2) RAM
3) PROM
4) EEPROM
Q.27. Which type of ROM is used for erasing Arora Educator
purposes only.?
1) PROM
2) EPROM
3) EEPROM
4) Both 1 and 3
Q.28. How many types of RAM are available.? Arora Educator

1) 4
2) 3
3) 2
4) 5
Q.29. The computer internal memory consists Arora Educator
of.?
1) Cache memory, registers
2) CPU registers, main memory, cache memory
3) Main memory, secondary memory
4) Virtual memory, cache memory
Q.30. Main memory (also called primary Arora Educator
memory) store(s).?
1) Data alone
2) Program alone
3) Results alone
4) All
Q.31. Primary storage is ______ as compared to Arora Educator
secondary storage.?
1) Slow and inexpensive
2) Fast and inexpensive
3) Fast and expensive
4) Slow and expensive
Q.32. Which of the following can be used as Arora Educator
main memory.?
1) Compact disk
2) Magnetic disk
3) Hard disk
4) None of these
Q.33. How can you measure the speed of RAM.?Arora Educator

1) Capacity
2) Bus width
3) Bus speed
4) Both 2 and 3
Q.34. RAM is volatile in nature because.? Arora Educator

1) it can be used for both reading and writing

operations.
2) by which we can access from any location.
3) it must need power supply continuously to retain
data.
4) it does not need power supply continuously.
Q.35. Which type of RAM can be used as cache Arora Educator
memory.?
1) SRAM
2) DRAM
3) SDRAM
4) Both 1 and 2
Q.36. Permanent Memory of a computer is Arora Educator
known as.?
1) RAM
2) CD-ROM
3) ROM
4) CPU
Q.37. Which among the following memories is Arora Educator
used in Digital camera.?
1) Virtual Memory
2) Flash memory
3) Main Memory
4) Cache Memory
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Q.38. Which type of ROM has to be custom
built by the factory.?
1) EEPROM
2) Mask ROM
3) EPROM
4) PROM
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Q.39. Mask ROM chips or MROM chips
used in.?
1) Network operating systems
2) Server operating systems
3) Both of these
4) None of these
Q.40. A major disadvantage of the mask ROM is Arora Educator
that.?
1) It is time consuming to change the stored data when
system requirements change
2) It is very expensive to change the stored data when system
requirements change
3) It cannot be reprogrammed if stored data needs to be
changed
4) It has an extremely short life expectancy and requires
frequent replacement
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Q.41. MROM chips are made up of.?
1) RAM
2) Transistor
3) Capacitor
4) Integrated Circuit
Q.42. What is the maximum time required Arora Educator
before a dynamic RAM must be refreshed.?
1) 2 ms
2) 4 ms
3) 8 ms
4) 10 ms
Q.43. Which is/are the basic refresh mode(s) Arora Educator
for dynamic RAM.?
1) Burst refresh
2) Distributed refresh
3) Open refresh
4) Burst refresh and distributed refresh
Q.45. The contents of memory into blocks of Arora Educator
the same size is called as.?
1) ROM
2) EPROM
3) EEPROM
4) All of above
Q.46. The software substituted for hardware Arora Educator
and stored in ROM.?
1) Synchronous Software
2) Package Software
3) Firmware
4) Middleware
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Q.47. Storage of firmware is.?
1) Cache Memory
2) RAM
3) External
4) ROM
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Q.48. RAM is also known as.?
1) RWM Read Write Memory
2) MBR
3) MAR
4) ROM
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Q.49. What type of DRAM is synchronized
with the system clock.?
1) EDO
2) BEDO
3) FPM
4) SDRAM
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Q.50. ROM is needed for storing an initial
program called.?
1) Computer Startup Loader
2) OS Version
3) Kernel
4) Bootstrap Loader
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Q.51. The most advanced form of ROM is.?
1) PROM
2) RAM
3) EEPROM
4) Cache Memory
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Q.52. Which of the following is true about
primary storage.?
1) It is a part of the CPU
2) It allows very fast access to data
3) It is relatively more expensive
4) All of the above
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Q.53. The EPROM was invented by.?
1) Wen Tsing Chow
2) Dov Frohman
3) Luis O Brian
4) J P Longwell

EPROM was invented by Dov Frohman

of Intel in 1971
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Q.54. The major disadvantage of RAM is.?
1) Its access speed is too slow
2) Its matrix size is too big
3) It is volatile
4) High power consumption
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Q.55. ROMs retain data when.?
1) Power is on
2) Power is off
3) System is down
4) All of the Mentioned
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Q.57. What is the difference between
static RAM and dynamic RAM.?
1) Static RAM must be refreshed, dynamic
RAM does not
2) There is no difference
3) Dynamic RAM must be refreshed, static
RAM does not
4) SRAM is slower than DRAM
Q.58. ROM used in computers and other electronic Arora Educator
devices to store relatively small amounts of data but
allowing individual bytes to be erased and
reprogrammed easily is termed as.?

1) PROM
2) EEPRAM
3) EEPROM
4) NROM
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Cache Memory
&
Register Memory
Virtual Memory
&
Buffer Memory
&
Flash Memory
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✓ 2nd Fastest Memory
✓ Temporary Memory
✓ Volatile Memory
✓ Part of = Main Memory
✓ Located between = CPU & RAM
✓ Holds = Frequently used instructions and data
✓ Connected with = Motherboard

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✓ Data/Word is found in Cache = Hit

✓ Data/Word is not found in Cache = Miss
✓ Performance Measured = Hit Ratio
✓ Size is often restricted to = 8 KB and 64 KB

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✓ L1 = Registers
✓ L2 = Cache Memory
✓ L3 = Main Memory
✓ L4 = Secondary Memory
Size of Cache Memory
✓ L1 Cache = Between 2KB to 64KB
✓ L2 Cache = Between 64kb to 2MB
✓ L3 Cache = 1MB to 8MB Arora Educator
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Q.1. What is the high speed memory between the main
memory and the CPU called.? Arora Educator
1) Register Memory
2) Cache Memory
3) Storage Memory
4) Virtual Memory
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Q.2. Whenever the data is found in the cache memory it
is called as.? Arora Educator
1) HIT
2) MISS
3) FOUND
4) ERROR
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Q.3. Whenever the data is not found in the cache
memory it is called as.? Arora Educator
1) HIT
2) MISS
3) FOUND
4) ERROR
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Q.4. The transfer between CPU and Cache is.?
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1) Block transfer
2) Word transfer
3) Set transfer
4) Associative transfer
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Q.5. Which of the following disadvantages of cache
memory.? Arora Educator
1) Cache memory is faster than main memory
2) It consumes less access time
3) It stores data for temporary use
4) Cache memory has limited capacity
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Q.6. What type of RAM does cache use.? Arora Educator
1) SRAM
2) DRAM
3) SDRAM
4) None of these

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Q.7. This memory is located very close to the CPU.?
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1) Register
2) Cache
3) RAM
4) ROM

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Q.8. Cache memory is also called as.? Arora Educator

1) Cache Store
2) RAM Cache
3) Both of these
4) None of these

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What is LRU.? Arora Educator

1) Stands for = Least Recently Used

2) It is common = Caching strategy
3) Called = Replacement Policy in Cache
4) When the cache is full, LRU technique is used
to make room for new elements by
discarding least recently used data first
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Q.9. LRU stands for.? Arora Educator
1) Low Rate Usage
2) Least Rate Usage
3) Least Recently Used
4) Low Required Usage
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Q.10. For minimizing memory and processor speed
mismatch, concept called.? Arora Educator
1) ROM
2) RAM
3) Virtual Memory
4) Cache Memory
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Q.11. The performance of cache memory is frequently
measured in terms of quantity called.? Arora Educator
1) Register
2) Associative Mapping
3) Hit Ratio
4) Set Associative Mapping
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Q.12. L1 cache memory is called.? Arora Educator

1) Cache
2) RAM
3) Register
4) Secondary Storage
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