Storage Devices MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

Which of the following storage devices has no moving (rotating) parts and is known for its shock resistance?

• A.Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• B.Solid-State Drive (SSD)
• C.Optical Disc Drive
• D.Floppy Disk Drive

Past Paper MCQ

Which of the following is a volatile memory?

• A.RAM
• B.ROM
• C.Cache
• D.Both A and C

Past Paper MCQ

What does RAID stand for in data storage technologies?

• A.Redundant Array of Independent Disks
• B.Rapid Access Integrated Drive
• C.Reliable Automated Input Device
• D.None of these

Past Paper MCQ

The capacity of a compact disk is _?

• A.700 MB
• B.1.44 MB
• C.4.7 GB
• D.650 KB

Past Paper MCQ

ROM function?

• A.Stores temporary data for running programs
• B.Stores permanent data and instructions for the computer
• C.Processes arithmetic and logical operations
• D.Manages input and output device communication

Past Paper MCQ

Which unit represents the highest memory capacity in computers?

• A.GB
• B.TB
• C.MB
• D.KB

Past Paper MCQ

What does a floppy disk contain?

• A.Only tracks
• B.Only data
• C.Both tracks and data
• D.Only sectors

Past Paper MCQ

Seek time in a hard disk drive is the time required for what action?

• A.Time to position the head over proper track
• B.Time to rotate the platter to the desired sector
• C.Time to read data from the sector
• D.Time to transfer data to the system bus

Past Paper MCQ

Which type of memory is typically used to store firmware in embedded systems?

• A.RAM
• B.ROM
• C.Cache
• D.Virtual Memory

Past Paper MCQ

One Gigabyte is equal to how many Megabytes?

• A.1000 Megabytes
• B.1024 Megabytes
• C.512 Megabytes
• D.2048 Megabytes