ITE 221 FINAL EXAM | 155 QUESTIONS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
A storage device consists of a read/write mechanism and a storage medium.
Answer - True
The ____ is the device or substance that actually holds data.
storage device
storage medium
storage method
storage speed Answer - storage medium
____ is a read-ahead RAM that uses the same clock pulse as the system bus.
Synchronous DRAM
Asynchronous DRAM
Flash DRAM
Continuous DRAM Answer - Synchronous DRAM
A ____ device isn't restricted to any specific order when accessing data.
random access
serial access
dynamic access
linear access Answer - random access
,A ____ is a CPU cycle spent waiting for access to an instruction or data.
wait state
hold state
purge state
clock state Answer - wait state
A ____ storage device stores and retrieves data items in a linear, or sequential,
order.
direct access
random access
dynamic access
serial access Answer - serial access
A storage device or medium is ____ if it can't hold data reliably for long
periods.
nonvolatile
volatile
transient
archival Answer - volatile
(quiz 6&8) A storage device or medium is ____ if it holds data without loss over
long periods.
volatile
dynamic
nonvolatile
archival Answer - nonvolatile
,(quiz 6&8) Block size is normally stated in bytes and is generally the same
between storage devices, especially in a single storage device.
True
False Answer - False
Capacitors can charge and discharge much faster than batteries.
True
False Answer - True
Cost per unit decreases as an access method moves from serial to random to
parallel.
True
False Answer - False
Data is represented in the CPU as ____.
analog electrical signals
quantum signals
digital electrical signals
digital optical signals Answer - digital electrical signals
Memory devices comprised of semiconductors and other forms of RAM with
long-term or permanent data retention are generically known as ____.
volatile memory
tertiary storage
nonvolatile memory
persistent memory Answer - nonvolatile memory
, Modern computers use memory implemented with ____.
vacuum tubes
resistors
quasiconductors
semiconductors Answer - semiconductors
Primary storage extends the limited capacity of CPU registers.
True
False Answer - True
SRAM has higher density then DRAM.
True
False Answer - False
Serial access time depends on the current position of the read/write
mechanism and the position of the target data item in the storage medium.
True
False Answer - True
Storage device speed is called ____.
retrieval time
access time
movement time
fetch time Answer - access time
The ____, a newer packaging standard, is essentially a SIMM with independent
electrical contacts on both sides of the module.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
A storage device consists of a read/write mechanism and a storage medium.
Answer - True
The ____ is the device or substance that actually holds data.
storage device
storage medium
storage method
storage speed Answer - storage medium
____ is a read-ahead RAM that uses the same clock pulse as the system bus.
Synchronous DRAM
Asynchronous DRAM
Flash DRAM
Continuous DRAM Answer - Synchronous DRAM
A ____ device isn't restricted to any specific order when accessing data.
random access
serial access
dynamic access
linear access Answer - random access
,A ____ is a CPU cycle spent waiting for access to an instruction or data.
wait state
hold state
purge state
clock state Answer - wait state
A ____ storage device stores and retrieves data items in a linear, or sequential,
order.
direct access
random access
dynamic access
serial access Answer - serial access
A storage device or medium is ____ if it can't hold data reliably for long
periods.
nonvolatile
volatile
transient
archival Answer - volatile
(quiz 6&8) A storage device or medium is ____ if it holds data without loss over
long periods.
volatile
dynamic
nonvolatile
archival Answer - nonvolatile
,(quiz 6&8) Block size is normally stated in bytes and is generally the same
between storage devices, especially in a single storage device.
True
False Answer - False
Capacitors can charge and discharge much faster than batteries.
True
False Answer - True
Cost per unit decreases as an access method moves from serial to random to
parallel.
True
False Answer - False
Data is represented in the CPU as ____.
analog electrical signals
quantum signals
digital electrical signals
digital optical signals Answer - digital electrical signals
Memory devices comprised of semiconductors and other forms of RAM with
long-term or permanent data retention are generically known as ____.
volatile memory
tertiary storage
nonvolatile memory
persistent memory Answer - nonvolatile memory
, Modern computers use memory implemented with ____.
vacuum tubes
resistors
quasiconductors
semiconductors Answer - semiconductors
Primary storage extends the limited capacity of CPU registers.
True
False Answer - True
SRAM has higher density then DRAM.
True
False Answer - False
Serial access time depends on the current position of the read/write
mechanism and the position of the target data item in the storage medium.
True
False Answer - True
Storage device speed is called ____.
retrieval time
access time
movement time
fetch time Answer - access time
The ____, a newer packaging standard, is essentially a SIMM with independent
electrical contacts on both sides of the module.
