Comp Chap 4

52. Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?

Verified Answer
A. CMOS
B. ROM
C. RAM
D. ASCII
E. None of these

Explanation:

RAM (Random Access Memory) is the volatile primary memory that holds programs and data actively being processed by the CPU. CMOS stores BIOS settings. ROM stores permanent firmware. ASCII is an encoding standard. Thus, RAM is the correct memory type.