What is the purpose of a memory delay line? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

What is the purpose of a memory delay line?
A. To increase memory speed
B. To reduce power consumption
C. To store data permanently
D. To introduce a known delay to synchronize signals
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Memory delay lines are used to delay signals, often in older technologies, to synchronize data paths.

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Question #1
What is the typical power consumption of a 3.5-inch hard disk drive?
A. About 50 watts
B. About 20-30 watts
C. About 5-10 watts
D. About 1-2 watts

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
A typical 3.5-inch HDD consumes around 5 to 10 watts during operation, while 2.5-inch drives use less (2-3 watts). SSDs consume even less.

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Question #2
Which of the following values is exactly equivalent to one single Megabyte (MB) when operating under standard decimal (SI) storage metrics?
A. $512,000$ Bytes
B. $1,000,000$ Bytes
C. $1,048,576$ Bytes
D. $1,024$ Kilobytes

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Under decimal SI metrics (often used by storage manufacturers), mega- means exactly one million ($10^6$), so 1 Megabyte equals exactly 1,000,000 Bytes.

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Question #3
What is the role of the memory data register (MDR)?
A. To hold the memory address
B. To control the memory bus
C. To store the instruction to be executed
D. To hold the data being transferred to or from memory

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
The MDR holds the data that is read from or written to memory, acting as a buffer between memory and the CPU.

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