Memory and Storage MCQs

Question 1

The checkerboard pattern test is used to test ________.

Accepted Answer

RAM

Answer

ROM

Answer

EEPROM

Answer

FPLA

Question 2

Information that is stored in an EEPROM ________.

Accepted Answer

can be erased by applying high voltage to each storage location

Answer

can be modified by performing a memory write operation

Answer

is stored by the manufacturer and cannot be changed

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is lost if power is interrupted

Question 3

The difference between RAM and ROM is that ________.

Accepted Answer

RAM has a read/write signal and ROM doesn't; RAM will lose data when the power is removed and ROM won't.

Answer

RAM has a read/write signal and ROM doesn't

Answer

RAM will lose data when the power is removed and ROM won't

Answer

RAM has random address access and ROM uses sequential address access

Question 4

The TMS44100 has ________ address inputs.

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

13

Question 5

A type of memory that is accessed serially (one location after the other) is a ________.

Accepted Answer

shift register

Answer

ROM

Answer

read/write memory

Answer

PLD

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

isolate devices connected to a common bus

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simplify the circuitry

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provide faster transitions of the output

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increase the output current

Question 7

The checksum method is used to test ________.

Accepted Answer

ROM

Answer

EEPROM

Answer

FPLA

Answer

RAM

Question 8

Because 4096 = 212, a 4K × 1 RAM requires ________ address bits to access all locations.

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

4096

Answer

10

Answer

1024

Question 9

To reduce the number of pins on high-capacity DRAM chips, address ________ is used so that a single pin can accommodate two different address bits.

Accepted Answer

multiplexing

Answer

conversion

Answer

programming

Answer

firmware