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  • Question
  • Eight bits of digital data are normally referred to as a:


  • Options
  • A. group.
  • B. byte.
  • C. word.
  • D. cell.

  • Correct Answer
  • byte. 


  • Memory and Storage problems


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    • 1. How many address bits are needed to select all memory locations in the 2118 16K × 1 RAM?

    • Options
    • A. 8
    • B. 10
    • C. 14
    • D. 16
    • Discuss
    • 2. Why are ROMs called nonvolatile memory?

    • Options
    • A. They lose memory when power is removed.
    • B. They do not lose memory when power is removed.
    • Discuss
    • 3. A 64-Mbyte SIMM is installed into a system, but when a memory test is executed, the SIMM is detected as a 32-Mbyte device. What is a possible cause?

    • Options
    • A. The memory module was not installed properly.
    • B. The voltage on the memory module is incorrect.
    • C. The most significant address line is stuck high or low.
    • D. The address decoder on the SIMM is faulty.
    • Discuss
    • 4. For the given circuit, what memory location is being addressed?


    • Options
    • A. 10111
    • B. 249
    • C. 5
    • D. 157
    • Discuss
    • 5. The location of a unit of data in a memory array is called its ________.

    • Options
    • A. storage
    • B. RAM
    • C. address
    • D. data
    • Discuss
    • 6. How many 1K × 4 RAM chips would be required to build a 1K × 8 memory system?

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 4
    • C. 8
    • D. 16
    • Discuss
    • 7. For the given circuit, which of the following is correct?


    • Options
    • A. The number 5 is being written to the memory at address location 203.
    • B. The chip has not been enabled, since the EN terminal is 0; therefore, nothing will be written to the chip and the output is tri-stated.
    • C. Decimal 10 is being written into memory location 211.
    • D. The read/write line is LOW; therefore, decimal 5 is being stored at memory location 211.
    • Discuss
    • 8. A 64-bit word consists of ________.

    • Options
    • A. 4 bytes
    • B. 8 bytes
    • C. 10 bytes
    • D. 12 bytes
    • Discuss
    • 9. The mask ROM is ________.

    • Options
    • A. MOS technology
    • B. diode technology
    • C. resistor-diode technology
    • D. DROM technology
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following memories is volatile?

    • Options
    • A. ROM
    • B. EROM
    • C. RAM
    • D. Flash
    • Discuss


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