Question

Which is considered to be the computers short term memory?

Answer 1

HARD DISK.

If RAM fills up, the computer's processor must repeatedly go to the hard disk to overlay the old data in RAM with new data.Whether it comes from permanent storage (the hard drive) or input (the keyboard), most data goes in random access memory (RAM) first. The CPU then stores pieces of data it will need to access, often in a cache, and maintains certain special instructions in the register.