Which of the following is not stored in primary storage?
A)Data to be processed by the CPU
B)Instructions for the CPU as to how to process the data
C)Archival data
D)Operating system programs
E)All of these are stored in primary storage.

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Archival data is not stored in primary storage as primary storage, also known as main memory or RAM, is a volatile type of memory that only holds data and instructions currently being used by the CPU. Archival data is typically stored in secondary storage such as hard drives, flash drives or cloud storage.

Which of the Following Is Not Stored in Primary Storage