IGCSEICTEdexcelExam Questions1. Digital DevicesMemory

Memory (Edexcel IGCSE ICT): Exam Questions

Exam code: 4IT1

8 mins6 questions
12 marks

Gail uses digital devices for work.

Describe how the size of RAM can impact the user experience.

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21 mark

Camille uses digital devices for work.

Camille’s laptop uses secondary storage.

State one type of storage media that stores data as electrical charges.

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3a1 mark

Camille’s laptop uses memory.

Which one of these statements is true?

  • ROM is never used in laptops

  • ROM always stores more instructions than RAM

  • ROM contains values that can be changed by applications

  • ROM is used to store startup files

Choose your answer

3b1 mark

Give one drawback of increasing the size of random access memory

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41 mark

Joe’s computer has 8GiB of RAM.

Each recording uses 300MiB of RAM.

Which one of these is a benefit to Joe of increasing RAM?

  • He does not have to save recordings as frequently

  • Increased processor speed

  • Recordings will be higher quality

  • There is less need to back up recordings

Choose your answer

51 mark

Which one of these does the ‘A’ stand for in RAM?

  • Access

  • All

  • Array

  • Available

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61 mark

State the reason why RAM and ROM are called ‘Random’.

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