Deck 5: Memory, Storage, and Data Transfer Technologies

Question 1

_______ is used to get the features of data accuracy, disk drive storage.

A)Control mode
B)Interrupt mode
C)Isochronous mode
D)Bulk mode

Answer 1

Bulk mode

Question 2

Which of the following mode guarantees the timing of data delivery?

A)Control mode
B)Interrupt mode
C)Isochronous mode
D)Bulk mode

Answer 2

Isochronous mode

Question 3

The USB 2.0 allows the maximum data speed at the rate of

A)480 MB/s
B)520 MB/s
C)250 MB/s
D)350 MB/s

Answer 3

480 MB/s

Question 4

Bootable pen drives are also known as

A)Heavy drives
B)Light drives
C)Live drives
D)Hard drives

Question 5

Memory stick is launched by

A)Sony
B)Microsoft
C)Motorola
D)IBM

Question 6

The function of _______ is to get the computer software operating when the power is turned on.

A)Bootstrap Loader
B)Cache memory
C)RAM
D)ROM

Question 7

In ___________stored information is erased by exposing the chip for a while to ultraviolet light.

A)EPROM
B)ROM
C)PROM
D)UVEROM

Question 8

________ memory is faster than the main memory.

A)Secondary
B)Internal processor memory
C)Cache memory
D)All of the above

Question 9

_______ refers to the mode in which memory location can be accessed in any order in the same amount of time.

A)Sequential access
B)Direct access
C)Random Access Memory (RAM)
D)None of the above

Question 10

Memories that can be accessed only in a pre-defined sequence are

A)Sequential access memories
B)Direct access memories
C)Random Access Memories (RAM)
D)None of the above

Question 11

If the storage unit can retain the data even after the power is turned off or interrupted, it is termed as

A)Volatile storage
B)Non-volatile storage
C)Temporary storage
D)None of the above

Question 12

The amount of data that can be stored or the number of bytes that can be stored per liner inch of tape is

A)The data recording capacity
B)The data recording storage
C)The data recording density
D)None of the above

Question 13

________ devices are also called random-access devices because information is literally available at random or in any order.

A)Direct- access
B)Sequential-access
C)Permanent-access
D)All of the above

Question 14

For faster access of data from disk packs ______ are used.

A)Disks
B)Tapes
C)Cartridge
D)Cylinders

Question 15

ISYS was originally developed for _______ in the year 1988.

A)Microsoft Windows Operating System
B)Microsoft Disk Operating System
C)Linux Operating System
D)None of the above

Question 16

The disks in which both the surfaces are used for recording are called

A)Double-Sided (DS) disks
B)Double Density(DD) disks
C)High Density

Question 17

The Compact Disk (CD) was invented by

A)Yoshiro Nakamatsu
B)James Russell
C)Jean Bartik
D)Robert Dennard

Question 18

Digital Versatile Disc-Rewritable (DVD-RW)are rewritable up to

A)100 times
B)1000 times
C)500 times
D)2000 times

Question 19

_______ is a communication transfer mode in which data is transferred in both directions to send and transfer the small amount of data.

A)Interrupt mode
B)Isochronous mode
C)Control mode
D)Interrupt mode.

Question 20

DVD-RW can hold ______ times more data than a full size CD-R.

A)Two
B)Five
C)Seven
D)Ten

Question 21

__________ is a process of executing programs one after the other using a batch file program.

A)Multitasking
B)Multiprogramming
C)Time sharing
D)Batch processing

Question 22

Which of the following refers to loading two or more programs in the computer main memory and executing them concurrently?

A)Multitasking
B)Multiprogramming
C)Time sharing
D)Batch processing

Question 23

Three states in time-sharing system are

A)Ready, running and dead
B)Ready, begin and running
C)Ready, running and blocked
D)Ready, running and interrupt

Question 24

The ability of the computer to handle several application programs concurrently so that the idle time of the processor is reduced is called

A)Multitasking
B)Multiprogramming
C)Batch processing
D)Time sharing

Question 25

UNIX was originally developed in 1969 by employees of

A)Microsoft
B)AT&T
C)Sun
D)Apple