Description : _____________is a feature of an operating system that allows a computer to compensate for shortages of physical memory by temporarily transferring pages of data from RAM to disk storage. A. Flash memory B. Virtual memory C. Buffer D. None of the Above
Last Answer : B. Virtual memory
Description : ______ is the fastest form of RAM but also the most expensive. Due to its cost it is not used as main memory but rather for cache memory: a) SRAM b) DRAM c) SDRAM d) None of These
Last Answer : a) SRAM
Description : Which memory is fastest among all the memories in a computer: a) RAM b) Cache Memory c) EPROM d) None of These
Last Answer : b) Cache Memory
Description : Which of the following correctly lists computer memory types from highest to lowest speed? (A) Secondary Storage: Main Memory (RAM); Cache. Memory; CPU Registers (B) CPU Registers; Cache Memory; ... (RAM); Secondary Storage (D) Cache Memory; CPU Registers; Main Memory (RAM); Secondary Storage
Last Answer : Answer: C (CPU Registers > Cache Memory > Main Memory (RAM) > Secondary Storage)
Description : ___________ is a very high speed memory placed in between RAM and CPU. A. Magnetic disk B. Magnetic drum C. Virtual memory D. Cache memory
Last Answer : D. Cache memory
Description : Cache memory acts between (1) CPU and RAM (2) CPU and ROM (3) RAM and ROM (4) CPU and Hard disk
Last Answer : CPU and RAM
Description : Which of the following is the storage area whit in the computer itself which Holds data only Temporarily as the computer processes instructions? 1) The Hard Disk 2) Main Memory 3) The Control unit 4) Read Only Memory
Last Answer : 4) Read Only Memory
Description : Point out the wrong statement. a) Unmanaged storage is reliable b) Managed storage is relatively cheap to use c) Most of the user-based applications that work with cloud storage are of unmanaged type d) None of the mentioned
Last Answer : Managed storage is relatively cheap to use
Description : State true of false. i) With paging, each process is divided into relatively small, fixed-size pages. ii) Segmentation provides for the use of pieces of varying size. A) Partition management B) Memory management C) Disk management D) All of the above
Last Answer : B) Memory management
Description : The part of a processor which contains hardware necessary to perform all the operations required by a computer: a) Data path b) Controller c) Registers d) Cache
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: A processor is a part of the computer which does all the data manipulation and decision making. A processor comprises of: A data path which contains the hardware necessary to ... the data path what needs to be done. The registers act as intermediate storage for the data
Description : _________ is a data area shared by hardware devices or program processes that operate at different speeds or with different sets of priorities. A. Flash memory B. Virtual memory C. Buffer D. None of the Above
Last Answer : C. Buffer
Description : Which of the following cloud storage is mainly meant for developers and to support applications built using Web services? a) Managed b) Unmanaged c) Disk d) All of the mentioned
Last Answer : Managed
Description : The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from ______ (A) Hard disk (B) ROM (C) RAM (D) Cache
Last Answer : (D) Cache
Description : _________ is the transfer of computer data from a temporary storage area to the computer’s permanent memory. A. Flash B. Virtual C. Buffer Flush D. None of the Above
Last Answer : C. Buffer Flush
Description : Hardware includes a) all devices used to input data into a computer b) sets of instructions that a computer runs or executes c) the computer and all the devices connected to it that ... involved in processing information including the central processing unit, memory and storage e) None of these
Last Answer : c) the computer and all the devices connected to it that are used to input and output data
Description : Which one of the following statements is false regarding the Distributed Cache? a) The Hadoop framework will ensure that any files in the Distributed Cache are distributed to all map and reduce tasks. b) ... Cache on to the slave node before any tasks for the job are executed on that node.
Last Answer : MapReduce tries to place the data and the compute as close as possible
Description : The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called A) Semiconductor memory B) Registers C) Hard disks D) Magnetic disk
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of the following stores the operating system files permanently: a) Frisk Drives b) Hard Disk c) RAM d) Cache e) None of These
Last Answer : b) Hard Disk
Description : Cache and main memory will not be able to hold their contents when the power is off. They are ________ A. Static B. Dynamic C. Non Volatile D. Volatile
Last Answer : D. Volatile
Description : You will use _____between main memory & registers to hide "slow" DRAM: a) RAM b) Cache c) ROM d) None of These
Last Answer : RAM
Description : Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are-- 1) Dynamic 2) Faulty 3) Volatile 4) Static
Last Answer : 3) Volatile
Description : Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are-- 1 Dynamic 2 Faulty 3 Volatile 4 Static
Last Answer : 3 Volatile
Description : In IT, the method for updating the main memory as soon as a word is removed from the cache is called (1) Write – through (2) Write – back (3) Protected – write (4) Cache – write
Last Answer : Write – back
Description : In IT, associative memory is called as (1) Virtual memory (2) Cache memory (3) Content addressable memory (4) Main memory
Last Answer : Content addressable memory
Description : Arrange the following devices in ascending order of the speed: A. RAM B. Hard disk C. Cache D. Floppy 1) ABDC 2) BDAC 3) DBAC 4) BADC
Last Answer : 3) DBAC
Description : The distributed system is a collection of (P) and communication is achieved in distributed system by (Q) , where (P) and (Q) are : (A) Loosely coupled hardware on tightly ... message passing ,respectively. (D) Loosely coupled software on tightly coupled hardware and file sharing, respectively.
Last Answer : (C) Tightly coupled software on loosely coupled hardware and message passing ,respectively.
Description : The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as A) Magnetic core memory B) Magnetic tape memory C) Magnetic disk memory D) Magnetic bubble memory
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : One of the popular mass storage device is CD ROM. What does CD ROM stand for? A) Compactable Read Only Memory B) Compact Data Read Only Memory C) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Description : Which of the following is a read only memory storage device? A) Floppy Disk B) CD-ROM C) Hard Disk D) None of these
Description : The magnetic storage chips used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as________ A. Magnetic core memory B. Magnetic tape memory C. Magnetic disk memory D. Magnetic bubble memory
Last Answer : D. Magnetic bubble memory
Description : Which of the following is a read only memory storage device. 1) Floppy Disk 2) Hard Disk 3) CDROM 4) None of these
Last Answer : 3) CDROM
Description : Which of the following is a read only memory storage device. 1 Floppy Disk 2 Hard Disk 3 CDROM 4 None of these
Last Answer : 3 CDROM
Description : The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from A) Primary memory B) Control section C) External memory D) Cache memory
Description : The hardware feature of LISP machines generally includes _____________ a) Large memory and high-speed processorb) Letter quality printers and eight-inch disk drives c) A mouse and specialized keyboard d) A mouse and specialized keyboard, Letter quality printers and eight-inch disk drives
Last Answer : d) A mouse and specialized keyboard, Letter quality printers and eight-inch disk drives
Description : The hardware features of LISP machines generally include __________ a) large memory and a high-speed processor b) letter-quality printers and 8-inch disk drives c) a mouse and a specialized keyboard d) large memory and a high-speed processor & a mouse and a specialized keyboard
Last Answer : d) large memory and a high-speed processor & a mouse and a specialized keyboard
Description : Which of the following is non-volatile storage? a) Backup b) Secondary c) Primary d) Cache
Last Answer : Answer: b Explanation: The secondary storage is the non-volatile storage unit because the data is not lost when the power supply is dissipated. Primary memory is the volatile memory
Description : Saving data and instructions to make them readily available is the job of __________ a) Storage Unit b) Cache Unit c) Input Unit d) Output Unit
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: The storage unit is responsible for storing the data. It makes the instructions readily available for additional or initial processing whenever required. The cache is a software ... to serve the data requests in future. It can contain the result of some earlier computations
Description : The most advanced form Of Read Only Memory (ROM) is (1) PROM (2) RAM (3) Cache Memory (4) EEPROM
Last Answer : EEPROM
Description : of the primary memory of the computer is limited. a. Storage capacity b. Magnetic disk c. Both d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Storage capacity
Description : The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called a. Semiconductor memory b. Registers c. Hard disks d. Magnetic disk
Last Answer : b. Registers
Description : What is the reason for losing their content / cache and main memory due to power outage ?
Last Answer : Cache and main memory lose their content due to power outage . They are volatile so they lose information .
Description : Which memory is assembled between main memory and CPU: a. Primary memory b. Cache memory Cc. Botha & b d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Cache memory
Description : Cache memory is located between main memory and : a. CPU b. Memory c. Botha &b d. None of these
Last Answer : a. CPU
Description : Which memory is used to copy instructions or data currently used by CPU: a. Main memory b. Secondary memory c. Cache memory d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Cache memory
Description : A microprocessor retries instructions from : a. Control memory b. Cache memory c. Main memory d. Virtual memory
Last Answer : c. Main memory
Description : In ............. method, the word is written to the block in both the cache and main memory, in parallel. (A) Write through (B) Write back (C) Write protected (D) Direct mapping
Last Answer : (A) Write through
Description : Which of the following memories has the shortest access times? A) Cache memory B) Magnetic bubble memory C) Magnetic core memory D) RAM
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Which of the following memories has the shortest access time? A. Cache memory B. Magnetic Bubble Memory C. Magnetic Core Memory D. None of the above
Last Answer : A. Cache memory
Description : Which is very high speed semiconductor memory which can speed up CPU: a) Secondary Memory b) Cache Memory c) Primary Memory d) None of These