Figure 1-1 Both the program and the data must be placed in the ____ of computers like the laptop shown in the accompanying figure in order for the computer to carry out the instructions in the program.
A) read only memory (RO
B) central processing unit (CP
C) CD-ROM
D) random access memory (RA

Question

Figure 1-1 Both the program and the data must be placed in the ____ of computers like the laptop shown in the accompanying figure in order for the computer to carry out the instructions in the program.
A) read only memory (RO
B) central processing unit (CP
C) CD-ROM 
D) random access memory (RA

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Both the program and data must be placed in RAM for the computer to carry out the instructions in the program. ROM stores the firmware and cannot be written to by the user. CPU is the processing unit that executes the instructions. CD-ROM is a type of storage media but cannot contain both the program and data at the same time like RAM.

Figure 1-1 Both the Program and the Data Must Be