What is the temporary storage area in a computer called?
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What is the temporary storage area in a computer called?
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Computers started out with very little storage with the standard being 5 megabytes. In 2019, computers can store a massive amount of information with typical storage being 1 to 6 terabytes (1 TB = 1,048,576 MB).
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View this answer- The term temporary storage area in a computer typically refers to a computer's RAM, random access memory. This storage area is used to store files...
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