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