RAM

Question 1

True or False: An array is a collection of ordered, contiguous group of elements.

Answer 1

True

An array is a collection of ordered, contiguous group of elements.

Question 2

What is an array?

Answer 2

An array is a collection of ordered, contiguous group of elements.

Question 3

What does RAM mean?

Answer 3

Random Access Memory

RAM is a contiguos block of data

Question 4

True or False: Is a byte a group of bits?

Answer 4

True

1 byte is a group of bits that can usually have 8 or less bits

Question 5

What digits can a bit store?

Answer 5

0 or 1

Computers usually deals with 1s and 0s

Question 6

What is an byte?

Answer 6

byte is a group of bits

There are usually 8 bits or less on 1 byte

Question 7

True or False: Can a bit store a digit other than 0 or 1?

Answer 7

False

Can only be a 0 or 1

Computers usually deals with 1s and 0s

Question 8

How many bits is there on 1 byte?

Answer 8

8 bits

1 byte * (1 byte * 8 bits) = 8 bits

There are usually 8 bits or less on 1 byte

Question 9

How many bits is there on 2 bytes?

Answer 9

16 bits

2 byte * (1 byte * 8 bits) = 16 bits

There are usually 8 bits or less on 1 byte

Question 10

How many bits is there on 10 bytes?

Answer 10

80 bits

10 byte * (1 byte * 8 bits) = 80 bits

There are usually 8 bits or less on 1 byte

Question 11

How many bytes is there on 24 bits?

Answer 11

3 bytes

24 bits / (1 byte * 8 bits) = 3 bytes

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 12

What is the common representation size in bytes of an integer?

Answer 12

4 bytes

It’s common for an integer to be represented as 4 bytes

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 13

What is the common representation size in bytes of an character?

Answer 13

1 byte

It’s common for an character to be represented as 1 byte

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 14

How many bytes is there on 32 bits?

Answer 14

4 bytes

32 bits / (1 byte * 8 bits) = 4 bytes

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 15

How many bytes is there on 16 bits?

Answer 15

2 bytes

16 bits / (1 byte * 8 bits) = 2 bytes

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 16

How many bytes is there on 64 bits?

Answer 16

8 bytes

64 bits / (1 byte * 8 bits) = 4 bytes

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 17

What is the common representation size in bits of an integer?

Answer 17

32 bits

It’s common for an integer to be represented as 4 bytes or 32 bits

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 18

What is the common representation size in bytes of an integer?

Answer 18

4 bytes

It’s common for an integer to be represented as 4 bytes or 32 bits

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 19

What is the common representation size in bits of an character?

Answer 19

8 bits

It’s common for a character to be represented as 1 byte or 8 bits

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 20

What is the common representation size in byte of an character?

Answer 20

1 byte

It’s common for a character to be represented as 1 byte or 8 bits

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 21

How many bits apart each element of an array of integers

Answer 21

32 bits

or 4 bytes

Each integer takes 32 bits of space, 4 bytes, hence the addresses are 4 bytes or 32 bits apart

Question 22

How many bits apart each element of an array of characters

Answer 22

8 bits

or 1 byte

Each character takes 8 bits of space, 1 byte, hence the addresses are 1 byte apart.

Question 23

How many bits does a single integer have?

Answer 23

32 bits

or 4 bytes

Question 24

How many bits does a single character have?

Answer 24

8 bits

or 1 byte

Question 25

True of false: Is it common for a single integer to be equal to 32 bits?

Answer 25

True

It’s common for a integer to be represented as 4 bytes or 32 bits

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 26

True of false: Is it common for a single character to be equal to 32 bits?

Answer 26

False

It’s common for a character to be represented as 1 byte or 8 bits

a byte can usually be 8 or less bits

Question 27

True or False: Is RAM not a contiguous block of data?

Answer 27

False

Ram is a contiguos block of data

Question 28

What is the 2 components of RAM

Answer 28

Value and Address

Value is the data stored in the Address
Address is where the Value is stored

Question 29

What component of RAM that represent the data we’re storing?

Answer 29

Value

Value is the data stored in the Address

Question 30

What component of RAM that represent the place where we are storing the data?

Answer 30

Address

Adress is where the Value is stored

Question 31

What numeric value a bit can represent?

Answer 31

0 or a 1

Computers usually deals with 1s and 0s

Question 32

True or False: Is an array not contiguous?

Answer 32

False

Arrays are contiguous

Question 33

How many bytes apart each element of an array of integers

Answer 33

4 bytes

or 32 bits

Each integer takes 32 bits of space, 4 bytes, hence the addresses are 4 bytes apart

Question 34

How many bytes apart each element of an array of characters

Answer 34

1 byte

or 8 bits

Each character takes 8 bits of space, 1 byte, hence the addresses are 1 byte apart.

Question 35

How many bytes does a single integer have?

Answer 35

4 bytes

or 32 bits

Question 36

How many bytes does a single character have?

Answer 36

1 byte

or 8 bits