Secondary Classes
Weekly Test I.C.T. 13/10/23
Answer all questions
1. You have been watching reels and videos on your phone for 45 minutes and the battery dies
suddenly! Oh no! When you turn it back on, your last watched video comes back on to the screen…
What type of memory is most likely responsible for preserving your last watched video and describe
what is meant by volatile and non-volatile memory. (4mks)
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Fill in the blanks below.
2. As computer programs and operating systems have become more complex, the size of __________
has increased. (1mk)
3. Inside a computer you will find one or more memory chips called __________________. These hold
the temporary operating instructions for the computer, its programs and data. (1mk)
4. Give one major advantage AND one major disadvantage of random access memory. (4mks)
Advantage:
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Disadvantage:
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5. What type of memory holds the basic input/output instructions of a computer? (2mks)
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6. Main memory is located directly on the computer’s main circuit board…... Where it moves to and
from the CPU to be processed. Give one reason why memory would be located on the main circuit board
and not, for example, connected using a cord? (3mks)
Hint: Remember the example in class about the handy-man and his utility belt…
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End of Test