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8/7/22, 1:37 AM Self-Quiz Unit 7: Attempt review Started on Monday, 1 August 2022, 7:00 AM State Finished Completed on Monday, 1 August 2022, 7:01 AM Time taken 21 secs Grade 10.00 out of 10.00 (100%) Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Setting the dirty bit causes what action to be performed on a block: (select the best answer) Select one: O a. It is deleted because it is no longer consistent O b. It flushes or writes the block out to the disk O c. Refreshes the data by re-reading the block O d. It cleans the cache by flushing all data from the cache The correct answer is: It flushes or writes the block out to the disk Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following is NOT one of the buffer pool heuristics defined in the text : (select the best answer) Select one: O a. FIFO O b. LIF0 O c. LRU O d. LFU The correct answer is: LIFO https://my.uopeople.edu/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=8255586&cmid=299049 1/5 8/7/22, 1:37 AM Self-Quiz Unit 7: Attempt review Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 A technique that allows a programmer to use more main memory than exists in the computer is called: (select the best answer) Select one: Oa. Buffer cache O b. Random access memory O c. Secondary storage O d. Virtual memory The correct answer is: Virtual memory Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Internal Fragmentation refers to: (select the best answer) Select one: O a. Space that is left empty because records do not fit evenly into a sector O b. Space allocated to a file that is not physically adjacent on the disk drive O c. Space that is left empty because records do not fit evenly into a sector or Space allocated to a file that is not physically adjacent O d. None of the options The correct answer is: Space that is left empty because records do not fit evenly into a sector or Space allocated to a file that is not physically adjacent https//my.uopeople.edu/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=8255586&cmid=299049 2/5 8/7/22, 1:37 AM Self-Quiz Unit 7: Attempt review Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Data is stored within the disk drive on the: (select the best answer) Select one: O a. Spindle O b. Platter O c. Cylinder O d. Sector The correct answer is: Platter Question 6 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The process of storing blocks of data in main memory after reading from disk is referred to as: Select one: O a. Buffering O b. Hashing O c. Pooling O d. Indexing The correct answer is: Buffering Question 7 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 A characteristic of RAM (random access memory) is that it is persistent and is not lost when the power to a computer is turned off. Select one: O True O False v The correct answer is 'False' https//my.uopeople.edu/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=8255586&cmid=2