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Class 3 Computer Worksheet: RAM and Storage

Computer lesson 15: Memory: RAM and storage · Set 315 · 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.🔌 The power goes off suddenly. Which loses the unsaved work? (a) the hard disk (b) the pen drive (c) RAM (d) the memory card
  2. 2.True or false: a microphone is an input device. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧰 Is a memory card a storage, input or output device? (a) an output device (b) a storage device (c) an input device
  4. 4.True or false: a scanner is an output device. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💾 Which one keeps data when off: RAM or storage? (a) storage (b) RAM
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pen drive (b) scanner (c) memory card (d) hard disk
  7. 7.Which of these is true of RAM? (a) is permanent storage (b) is the working memory (c) keeps your saved files (d) keeps data when off
  8. 8.True or false: a speaker is an input device. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧰 Is a microphone a storage, input or output device? (a) an output device (b) a storage device (c) an input device
  10. 10.💾 Which one keeps photos for years: RAM or storage? (a) RAM (b) storage
  11. 11.⚡ Which is faster for the computer to work with? (a) a printer (b) RAM (c) a pen drive (d) a memory card
  12. 12.💾 Which one is the working memory: RAM or storage? (a) storage (b) RAM
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) microphone (b) scanner (c) mouse (d) memory card
  14. 14.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) is temporary memory. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: RAM is permanent storage. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of storage (like a hard disk)? (a) is temporary memory (b) is the working memory (c) keeps your saved files (d) loses data when off
  17. 17.🧰 Is a hard disk a storage, input or output device? (a) an input device (b) a storage device (c) an output device
  18. 18.📷 A camera keeps its photos on a small ___. (a) keyboard (b) speaker (c) mouse pad (d) memory card
  19. 19.Which of these is a storage device? (a) speaker (b) scanner (c) microphone (d) memory card
  20. 20.🧰 Is a keyboard a storage, input or output device? (a) a storage device (b) an input device (c) an output device
  21. 21.🧰 Is a printer a storage, input or output device? (a) a storage device (b) an input device (c) an output device
  22. 22.True or false: RAM keeps data when off. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💾 Which one is permanent storage: RAM or storage? (a) RAM (b) storage
  24. 24.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) is permanent storage. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Is a monitor a storage, input or output device? (a) an output device (b) a storage device (c) an input device
  26. 26.Which of these is an input device? (a) solid-state drive (b) projector (c) keyboard (d) printer
  27. 27.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) keeps your saved files. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a monitor is an input device. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mouse (b) speaker (c) keyboard (d) microphone
  30. 30.True or false: a pen drive is an input device. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) solid-state drive (b) memory card (c) monitor (d) pen drive
  32. 32.True or false: a mouse is an input device. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of RAM? (a) keeps data when off (b) keeps your saved files (c) keeps photos for years (d) holds apps that are open
  34. 34.True or false: RAM keeps your saved files. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Is a mouse a storage, input or output device? (a) an output device (b) a storage device (c) an input device
  36. 36.True or false: RAM loses data when off. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: storage (like a hard disk) loses data when off. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧰 Is a scanner a storage, input or output device? (a) an input device (b) a storage device (c) an output device
  39. 39.☁️ Saving files on the internet to use from anywhere is called ___. (a) rain storage (b) box storage (c) paper storage (d) cloud storage
  40. 40.True or false: a printer is a storage device. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. RAM
  2. True
  3. a storage device
  4. False
  5. storage
  6. scanner
  7. is the working memory
  8. False
  9. an input device
  10. storage
  11. RAM
  12. RAM
  13. memory card
  14. False
  15. False
  16. keeps your saved files
  17. a storage device
  18. memory card
  19. memory card
  20. an input device
  21. an output device
  22. False
  23. storage
  24. True
  25. an output device
  26. keyboard
  27. True
  28. False
  29. speaker
  30. False
  31. monitor
  32. True
  33. holds apps that are open
  34. False
  35. an input device
  36. True
  37. False
  38. an input device
  39. cloud storage
  40. False

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