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secondary storage assessment
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- 1What does RAM stand for?Random Access memory
- 2What does SSD stand for?Solid State drive
- 3What does CD stand for?Compact Disk
- 4What does ROM stand for?Read Only Memory
- 5What is virtual memory?Memory used when the RAM is full
- 6What is cache memory?Memory that can be accessed much faster than the RAM
- 7What is flash memory?special type of RAM that is portable
- 8What does CPU stand for?Central Processing Unit
- 9What does the CPU do?The CPU fetches, decodes and executes instructions
- 10Is ROM volatile or non-volatile?Non-volatile
- 11Is RAM volatile or non-volatile?Volatile
- 12Is virtual memory volatile or non-volatile?volatile
- 13What is the order for memory size?Bit, Nibble, Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte
- 14What does HDD stand for?Hard Disk Drive
- 15What kind of storage is HDD?Memory
- 16What are the advantages of SSD?Cheap to buy and light to carry
- 17Which of the following have the fastest read speed? ~SSD ~HDD ~Flash driveSSD
- 18Which of the following devices would be the cheapest to buy per GB? ~HDD ~SSD ~Cloud ~CDCD
- 19Which of the following devices are most likely to have the largest capacity? ~SD card ~HDD ~DVDHDD
- 20Which of the following are most likely to be found in a camera? ~SD Card ~SSD ~HDD ~Flash memory stickSD card
- 21Google Drive is a good example of what type of storage?Cloud
- 22CD is what kind of storage?Optical
- 23What does the RAM store?Data and instructions
- 24What does the ROM store?BIOS
- 25What is the RAM also known as?Main memory
- 26What is the fetch execute cycle?Where the CPU fetches instructions, decodes them and then executes them
- 27What does quadcore mean?4 CPU's
- 28What input device may a blind person be able to use to input data into a computer?Braille keyboard
- 29What kind of output device may a deaf person be able use to read information?speakers/earphones
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