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  • Q1
    Which of these contains instructions used by the CPU when a computer is booting up?
    RAM
    ROM
    Hard Disk Drive
    30s
  • Q2
    Which part of the CPU performs operations such as AND, OR and NOT?
    Memory Data Register MDR
    Memory Address Register MAR
    Control Unit CU
    Arithmetic Logic Unit ALU
    30s
  • Q3
    A device driver is a piece of software which..................
    allows an OS to interact with internal hardware or peripherals
    provides a user interface
    manages user files and applications
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following types of storage media are commonly used by businesses to archive large amounts of data?
    Optical Disk
    SSD
    Magnetic Tape
    Hard Disk Drive
    30s
  • Q5
    Processor registers temporarily hold small amounts of data needed by........
    the CPU
    the hard disk drive
    the RAM
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of these types of storage generally has the highest cost per gigabyte?
    Solid state drives
    Magnetic Tape
    Hard Disk drives
    30s
  • Q7
    In the Von Neumann architecture the same memory unit is used for..................
    neither
    instructions
    data and instructions
    data
    30s
  • Q8
    An OS helps with file management by ..........
    arranging the files into a hierarchical structure
    compressing every file
    30s
  • Q9
    ROM is .................
    volatile
    non-volatile
    30s
  • Q10
    Hard disk drives are a type of....................
    Cloud storage
    Memory
    Primary storage
    Secondary Storage
    30s
  • Q11
    SSD's experience the same fragmentation problems as HDD's
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q12
    Clock Speed is ..................
    the number of instructions that a CPU can process at the same time.
    the number of cycles per second that a CPU can carry out
    30s
  • Q13
    Cache memory has..........................
    a small capacity that is quick for the CPU to access
    a large capacity that is slow for the CPU to access
    a large capacity that is quick for the CPU to access
    a small capacity that is slow for the CPU to access
    30s
  • Q14
    RAM is used for..........
    storing instructions that tell the CPU how to boot up.
    archiving information.
    storing data, files and programs that are in use.
    30s
  • Q15
    Virtual memory is used when..........
    the hard drive is full of data
    ROM is full of data
    RAM is full of data
    30s

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