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  • Question
  • A computerized self-diagnostic for a ROM test uses:


  • Options
  • A. the check-sum method
  • B. a ROM listing
  • C. ROM comparisons
  • D. a checkerboard test

  • Correct Answer
  • the check-sum method 


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    • 1. Select the best description of read-only memory (ROM).

    • Options
    • A. nonvolatile, used to store information that changes during system operation
    • B. nonvolatile, used to store information that does not change during system operation
    • C. volatile, used to store information that changes during system operation
    • D. volatile, used to store information that does not change during system operation
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following best describes nonvolatile memory?

    • Options
    • A. memory that retains stored information when electrical power is removed
    • B. memory that loses stored information when electrical power is removed
    • C. magnetic memory
    • D. nonmagnetic memory
    • Discuss
    • 3. Advantage(s) of an EEPROM over an EPROM is (are):

    • Options
    • A. the EPROM can be erased with ultraviolet light in much less time than an EEPROM
    • B. the EEPROM can be erased and reprogrammed without removal from the circuit
    • C. the EEPROM has the ability to erase and reprogram individual words
    • D. the EEPROM can erase and reprogram individual words without removal from the circuit
    • Discuss
    • 4. What is the principal advantage of using address multiplexing with DRAM memory?

    • Options
    • A. reduced memory access time
    • B. reduced requirement for constant refreshing of the memory contents
    • C. reduced pin count and decrease in package size
    • D. no requirement for a chip-select input line, thereby reducing the pin count
    • Discuss
    • 5. The access time (tacc) of a memory IC is governed by the IC's:

    • Options
    • A. internal address buffer
    • B. internal address decoder
    • C. volatility
    • D. internal address decoder and volatility
    • Discuss
    • 6. Memory that loses its contents when power is lost is:

    • Options
    • A. nonvolatile
    • B. volatile
    • C. random
    • D. static
    • Discuss
    • 7. Select the best description of the fusible-link PROM.

    • Options
    • A. user programmable, one-time programmable
    • B. manufacturer programmable, one-time programmable
    • C. user programmable, reprogrammable
    • D. manufacturer programmable, reprogrammable
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following RAM timing parameters determine(s) its operating speed?

    • Options
    • A. tacc
    • B. taa and tacs
    • C. t1 and t3
    • D. trc and twc
    • Discuss
    • 9. How many storage locations are available when a memory device has twelve address lines?

    • Options
    • A. 144
    • B. 512
    • C. 2048
    • D. 4096
    • Discuss
    • 10. A nonvolatile type of memory that can be programmed and erased in sectors, rather than one byte at a time is:

    • Options
    • A. flash memory
    • B. EPROM
    • C. EEPROM
    • D. MPROM
    • Discuss


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