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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
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Correct Answer: can be erased by applying high voltage to each storage location
2. Floppy disks are organized into concentric rings called ________.
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A. tracks
B. arrays
C. sectors
D. cells
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Correct Answer: tracks
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
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Correct Answer: whose data can never be altered by the user
4. When a computer is executing a program of instructions, the CPU will ________ memory locations as dictated by the program instructions.
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A. format
B. scan
C. store data into
D. verify
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Correct Answer: store data into
5. All rows in a 2118 dynamic RAM need to be refreshed ________.
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A. every second
B. every millisecond
C. every 50 milliseconds
D. every 2 milliseconds
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Correct Answer: every 2 milliseconds
6. A ________ is user-programmable memory that cannot be erased and reprogrammed.
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A. ROM
B. EPROM
C. EEPROM
D. PROM
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Correct Answer: PROM
7. A device that needs constant refreshing to avoid losing data is a(n) ________.
Options
A. SRAM
B. DRAM
C. ROM
D. EPROM
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Correct Answer: DRAM
8. The checkerboard pattern test is used to test ________.
Options
A. ROM
B. EEPROM
C. FPLA
D. RAM
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Correct Answer: RAM
9. A type of memory that is accessed serially (one location after the other) is a ________.
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A. ROM
B. read/write memory
C. shift register
D. PLD
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Correct Answer: shift register
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
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Correct Answer: has less memory than the newer SIMM modules
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