Question

1. ____ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by those instructions. (16)

a. storage
c. solid - state drives
b. cloud storage
d. memory

Explanation:

Memory stores instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by those instructions. Storage (including cloud - storage and solid - state drives) is more about long - term data retention, while memory (like RAM) is for immediate access during processing.

Answer:

d. Memory