Q. Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer process instructions?

A
the hard disk
B
main memory
C
the control unit
D
read-only memory
Solution:

Main memory refers to physical memory that is internal to the computer. The word main is used to distinguish it from external mass storage devices such as disk drives. Other terms used to mean main memory include RAM and primary storage. The computer can manipulate only data that is in main memory.

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