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  • Question
  • The basic purpose of tristate or open-collector outputs on a memory is to ________.


  • Options
  • A. isolate devices connected to a common bus
  • B. simplify the circuitry
  • C. provide faster transitions of the output
  • D. increase the output current

  • Correct Answer
  • isolate devices connected to a common bus 


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    • 1. Information that is stored in an EEPROM ________.

    • Options
    • A. can be modified by performing a memory write operation
    • B. is stored by the manufacturer and cannot be changed
    • C. is lost if power is interrupted
    • D. can be erased by applying high voltage to each storage location
    • Discuss
    • 2. Floppy disks are organized into concentric rings called ________.

    • Options
    • A. tracks
    • B. arrays
    • C. sectors
    • D. cells
    • Discuss
    • 3. Read-only memory is memory ________.

    • Options
    • A. that has unlimited storage capacity
    • B. whose data can never be altered by the user
    • C. that must be refreshed periodically or it will lose storage
    • D. that maintains storage as long as power is applied
    • Discuss
    • 4. When a computer is executing a program of instructions, the CPU will ________ memory locations as dictated by the program instructions.

    • Options
    • A. format
    • B. scan
    • C. store data into
    • D. verify
    • Discuss
    • 5. All rows in a 2118 dynamic RAM need to be refreshed ________.

    • Options
    • A. every second
    • B. every millisecond
    • C. every 50 milliseconds
    • D. every 2 milliseconds
    • Discuss
    • 6. A ________ is user-programmable memory that cannot be erased and reprogrammed.

    • Options
    • A. ROM
    • B. EPROM
    • C. EEPROM
    • D. PROM
    • Discuss
    • 7. A device that needs constant refreshing to avoid losing data is a(n) ________.

    • Options
    • A. SRAM
    • B. DRAM
    • C. ROM
    • D. EPROM
    • Discuss
    • 8. The checkerboard pattern test is used to test ________.

    • Options
    • A. ROM
    • B. EEPROM
    • C. FPLA
    • D. RAM
    • Discuss
    • 9. A type of memory that is accessed serially (one location after the other) is a ________.

    • Options
    • A. ROM
    • B. read/write memory
    • C. shift register
    • D. PLD
    • Discuss
    • 10. A DIMM ________.

    • Options
    • A. is available in 30-pin or 72-pin packages
    • B. has contact pins on only one side of the module
    • C. has less memory than the newer SIMM modules
    • D. has contact pins on both sides of the module for larger data paths
    • Discuss


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