Memory consists of?

• A. Programs installed on disk
• B. User data in cloud storage
• C. Electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed
• D. A network router

Answer: (C)

Memory is the fast, working place inside a computer where the CPU keeps the instructions and data it needs right now. It’s made of electronic components like RAM chips and caches that hold those instructions waiting to be executed so the processor can fetch them quickly. Programs stored on disk are in persistent storage, which is slower and not the immediate working memory. Cloud storage is external, not part of the computer’s active memory. A network router is networking hardware, not memory. So memory is defined by those electronic components that hold instructions and data for immediate use by the CPU.