Multiple choice

The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from

  1. the hard disk

  2. cache memory

  3. RAM

  4. registers

  5. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Cache memory is a high-speed storage layer located near the CPU designed to store frequently accessed instructions and data, allowing the processor to retrieve them much faster than from main RAM.