When you start an app on your computer, the app's instructions are _____.

A) transferred from the hard drive to the RAM
B) transferred from the RAM to the hard drive
C) installed on the motherboard
D) updated on the ROM chip

Hard Drive

A digital information storage device that utilizes one or more swiftly rotating, rigid disks coated with a magnetic substance for data storage and retrieval.

RAM

Random Access Memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes.

Motherboard

The main printed circuit board (PCB) in computers and other expandable systems which houses the CPU, memory, and provides connectors for other peripherals.