Year 8 - Computer Systems - Topic Test

A program is store in long term or non-volatile storage that stores the information magnetically on large round silver disks. It has the abbreviation _ _ _ (3 letters)

Working memory or main memory is often called;

• RAM

• ROM

• CPU

• SSD

• Non-Volatile

The slowest of these items below is;

• HDD

• CACHE

• RAM

The fastest of these items is;

• HDD

• RAM

• CACHE

Volatile storage means;

• You LOSE the data when the power goes off.

• You KEEP the data when the power goes off.

• It CAN'T hold, store or use data.

Google Chrome is a (Pick all that apply)

• Web Browser

• Operating System

• Application

• Task Manager

• Windows 11

A component that is volatile is.... (Pick all that apply)

• CACHE

• RAM

• ROM

• SSD

• HDD

The acronym SSD is for _____ _____ _____

When you load or launch a program which of the following statements is most likely to be correct?

• Ethernet activity goes up to match CPU usage.

• CPU usage decreases and RAM usage decreases.

• CPU usage increases and amount of RAM decreases.

• CPU usage increase and amount of RAM in use increases.

Multi-Core means;

• Each core is dedicated to doing just one specialised instruction.

• A Multi-Core processor means that it can run two or more Operating Systems alongside each other.

• The CPU has two or more CPU inside it which are called cores.

• There are two or more CPU sockets to allow for two or more CPU to be installed.