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Class 3 Computer Worksheet: RAM and Storage

Computer lesson 15: Memory: RAM and storage · Set 280 · 40 questions
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Remember (Working desk or cupboard?): RAM: fast, temporary working memory; it loses data when the power is off. Storage (hard disk, solid-state drive, pen drive, memory card): keeps saved files even when off. Save your work so it goes from RAM into storage; cloud storage keeps files online.

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  1. 1.🧰 Is a mouse a storage, input or output device? (a) a storage device (b) an output device (c) an input device
  2. 2.🔌 The power goes off suddenly. Which loses the unsaved work? (a) the memory card (b) the pen drive (c) the hard disk (d) RAM
  3. 3.True or false: a solid-state drive is a storage device. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) keeps data when off. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧰 Is a microphone a storage, input or output device? (a) a storage device (b) an output device (c) an input device
  6. 6.🧰 Is a memory card a storage, input or output device? (a) a storage device (b) an output device (c) an input device
  7. 7.💾 Which one holds apps that are open: RAM or storage? (a) storage (b) RAM
  8. 8.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) is permanent storage. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💾 Which one is the working memory: RAM or storage? (a) RAM (b) storage
  10. 10.Which of these is an input device? (a) scanner (b) printer (c) projector (d) pen drive
  11. 11.True or false: RAM loses data when off. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💾 Which one keeps photos for years: RAM or storage? (a) RAM (b) storage
  13. 13.True or false: RAM is permanent storage. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of RAM? (a) is permanent storage (b) is temporary memory (c) keeps data when off (d) keeps your saved files
  15. 15.🧰 Is a projector a storage, input or output device? (a) an output device (b) an input device (c) a storage device
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mouse (b) keyboard (c) scanner (d) monitor
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) solid-state drive (b) memory card (c) keyboard (d) hard disk
  18. 18.Which of these is true of storage (like a hard disk)? (a) keeps photos for years (b) is temporary memory (c) loses data when off (d) is the working memory
  19. 19.Which of these is an output device? (a) memory card (b) mouse (c) projector (d) solid-state drive
  20. 20.True or false: a solid-state drive is an output device. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a monitor is an input device. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keyboard (b) microphone (c) mouse (d) hard disk
  23. 23.📷 A camera keeps its photos on a small ___. (a) speaker (b) memory card (c) mouse pad (d) keyboard
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory card (b) printer (c) pen drive (d) hard disk
  25. 25.Which of these is true of storage (like a hard disk)? (a) is permanent storage (b) loses data when off (c) is the working memory (d) holds apps that are open
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) printer (b) pen drive (c) speaker (d) monitor
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) printer (b) solid-state drive (c) speaker (d) projector
  28. 28.Which of these is a storage device? (a) memory card (b) microphone (c) projector (d) speaker
  29. 29.🧰 Is a solid-state drive a storage, input or output device? (a) a storage device (b) an output device (c) an input device
  30. 30.True or false: a scanner is an input device. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) is the working memory. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💾 Which one loses data when off: RAM or storage? (a) storage (b) RAM
  33. 33.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) is temporary memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a scanner is an output device. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚡ Which is faster for the computer to work with? (a) a pen drive (b) RAM (c) a printer (d) a memory card
  36. 36.True or false: a mouse is an input device. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💾 Which one keeps your saved files: RAM or storage? (a) RAM (b) storage
  38. 38.Which of these is true of storage (like a hard disk)? (a) is the working memory (b) loses data when off (c) keeps data when off (d) holds apps that are open
  39. 39.Which of these is true of RAM? (a) is permanent storage (b) keeps data when off (c) keeps photos for years (d) is the working memory
  40. 40.True or false: a hard disk is a storage device. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. an input device
  2. RAM
  3. True
  4. True
  5. an input device
  6. a storage device
  7. RAM
  8. True
  9. RAM
  10. scanner
  11. True
  12. storage
  13. False
  14. is temporary memory
  15. an output device
  16. monitor
  17. keyboard
  18. keeps photos for years
  19. projector
  20. False
  21. False
  22. hard disk
  23. memory card
  24. printer
  25. is permanent storage
  26. pen drive
  27. solid-state drive
  28. memory card
  29. a storage device
  30. True
  31. False
  32. RAM
  33. False
  34. False
  35. RAM
  36. True
  37. storage
  38. keeps data when off
  39. is the working memory
  40. True

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