Which of the following is the storage area whit in the computer itself
which Holds data only
Temporarily as the computer processes instructions?
1) The Hard Disk
2) Main Memory
3) The Control unit
4) Read Only Memory

1 Answer

Answer :

4) Read Only Memory

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