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Memory and Storage problems


  • 1. How many 8 k × 1 RAMs are required to achieve a memory with a word capacity of 8 k and a word length of eight bits?

  • Options
  • A. Eight
  • B. Four
  • C. Two
  • D. One
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which is not a hard disk performance parameter?

  • Options
  • A. Seek time
  • B. Break time
  • C. Latency period
  • D. Access time
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which is not a magnetic storage device?

  • Options
  • A. Magnetic disk
  • B. Magnetic tape
  • C. Magneto-optical disk
  • D. Optical disk
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which is not part of a hard disk drive?

  • Options
  • A. Spindle
  • B. Platter
  • C. Read/write head
  • D. Valve
  • Discuss
  • 5. How many address bits are required for a 4096-bit memory organized as a 512 × 8 memory?

  • Options
  • A. 2
  • B. 4
  • C. 8
  • D. 9
  • Discuss
  • 6. A burst refresh and a normal memory operation of a DRAM can be interspersed.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 7. The address-decoding scheme for a 16K-byte EPROM memory system requires a 1-to-8-address decoder when 4K × 8 memory is used.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 8. Main computer memory is usually DRAM because of its high density and low cost; cache memory is usually SRAM because of its high speed.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 9. Testing and troubleshooting the decoding logic will not reveal problems with the memory chips and their connections to the CPU busses.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 10. Fusible-link PROMs are programmed by removing the desired fuse links using a microscope and tweezers.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss

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