Operating Systems Concepts - Engineering

Q1:

All the time a computer is switched on, its operating system software has to stay in

A main storage

B primary storage

C floppy disk

D disk drive

E None of the above

ANS:B - primary storage

Primary storage, also known as main storage or memory, is the area in a computer in which data is stored for quick access by the computer's processor. The terms random access memory (RAM) and memory are often as synonyms for primary or main storage.