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  1.  How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk?

  2. A.

    A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs

    B.

    Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device

    C.

    A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other

    D.

    Floppy disks can only store data, not programs

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  3.  Secondary storage ..................... .

  4. A.

    does not require constant power

    B.

    does not use magnetic media

    C.

    consists of four main types of devices

    D.

    does not store information for lateral retrieval

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  5.  The place where the computer stores programs and data is called ....................... .

  6. A.

    Memory

    B.

    Storehouse

    C.

    Storage unit

    D.

    Backup

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  7.  During processing data, programs, and processed information are held temporality in ........................... .

  8. A.

    Secondary storage

    B.

    ROM

    C.

    RAM

    D.

    CPU

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  9.  A flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information read optically is called a ........................ .

  10. A.

    Monitor

    B.

    ALU

    C.

    CD-ROM

    D.

    RAM

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  11.  Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?

  12. A.

    CMOS

    B.

    ROM

    C.

    RAM

    D.

    ASCII

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  13.  What characterstics of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

  14. A.

    ROM information can be easily updated

    B.

    Data in ROM is non volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrial power

    C.

    ROM provides very large amounts or inexpensive data storage

    D.

    ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

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  15.  To put information in a file on a magnetic disk, or in a computer's memory, so that it can be used later ...................... .

  16. A.

    Store

    B.

    Ship

    C.

    Shift

    D.

    Centre

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  17.  A place in the computer system where data and programs are temporarily stored ........................ .

  18. A.

    Paste

    B.

    Open

    C.

    Memory

    D.

    Pocket

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  19.  A removable magnetic disc that holds information ........................ .

  20. A.

    Floppy disk

    B.

    Hard drive

    C.

    Monitor

    D.

    Portable

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