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Memory and Storage — Computer Questions & Practice

Practise 15 Memory and Storage questions from Computer for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Memory and Storage — with answers

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1. What does 'RAM' stand for?

  1. ARandom Access Memory
  2. BRead Access Memory
  3. CRandom Available Memory
  4. DRead Available Memory
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Answer: A

The correct answer is 'Random Access Memory'.

2. What does 'ROM' stand for?

  1. ARandom Only Memory
  2. BRandom Optical Memory
  3. CRead Only Memory
  4. DRead Optical Memory
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Answer: C

The correct answer is 'Read Only Memory'.

3. Is RAM volatile or non-volatile memory?

  1. ANeither volatile nor non-volatile
  2. BSemi-volatile, retained for 24 hours
  3. CVolatile (data is lost when power is turned off)
  4. DNon-volatile (data is retained without power)
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Answer: C

The correct answer is 'Volatile (data is lost when power is turned off)'.

4. Is ROM volatile or non-volatile memory?

  1. ASemi-volatile, retained for 24 hours
  2. BVolatile (data is lost when power is turned off)
  3. CNeither volatile nor non-volatile
  4. DNon-volatile (data is retained even without power)
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Answer: D

The correct answer is 'Non-volatile (data is retained even without power)'.

5. What is 'Virtual Memory'?

  1. AA memory management technique that uses part of the hard disk as an extension of RAM
  2. BA type of ROM
  3. CA type of cloud storage only
  4. DA type of physical RAM chip
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Answer: A

The correct answer is 'A memory management technique that uses part of the hard disk as an extension of RAM'.

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