Digital Electronics-Memory and Storage

Digital Electronics-Memory and Storage
71. Eight bits of digital data are normally referred to as a:
  • group.
  • byte.
  • word.
  • cell.
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72. Which is not a hard disk performance parameter?
  • Seek time
  • Break time
  • Latency period
  • Access time
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73. The ideal memory ________.
  • has high storage capacity
  • is nonvolatile
  • has in-system read and write capacity
  • has all of the above characteristics
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74. To which pin on the RAM chip does the address decoder connect in order to signal which memory chip is being accessed?
  • The address input
  • The output enable
  • The chip enable
  • The data input
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75. EEPROM stands for ________.
  • encapsulated electrical programmable read-only memory
  • elementary electrical programmable read-only memory
  • electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
  • elementary erasable programmable read-only memory
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76. L1 is known as ________.
  • primary cache
  • secondary cache
  • DRAM
  • SRAM
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77. Describe the timing diagram of a write operation.
  • First the data is set on the data bus and the address is set, then the write pulse stores the data.
  • First the address is set, then the data is set on the data bus, and finally the read pulse stores the data.
  • First the write pulse stores the data, then the address is set, and finally the data is set on the data bus.
  • First the data is set on the data bus, then the write pulse stores the data, and finally the address is set.
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78. What is the bit storage capacity of a ROM with a 1024 × 8 organization?
  • 1024
  • 2048
  • 4096
  • 8192
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79. Which of the following is one of the basic characteristics of DRAMs?
  • DRAMs must have a constantly changing input.
  • DRAMs must be periodically refreshed in order to be able to retain data.
  • DRAMs have a broader "dynamic" storage range than other types of memories.
  • DRAMs are simpler devices than other types of memories.
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80. The main advantage of semiconductor RAM is its ability to:
  • retain stored data when power is interrupted or turned off
  • be written to and read from rapidly
  • be randomly accessed
  • be sequentially accessed
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