Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 2 - Data Manipulation - Section 2.1 - Computer Architecture - Questions & Exercises - Page 96: 3

Answer

General-purpose registers are used to hold the data immediately applicable to the operation at hand; main memory is used to hold data that will be needed in the near future, and mass storage is used to hold data that will likely not be needed in the near future.

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General-purpose registers are used to hold the data immediately applicable to the operation at hand; main memory is used to hold data that will be needed in the near future, and mass storage is used to hold data that will likely not be needed in the near future.
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