When executing a program, the processor reads each program instruction from
A) secondary memory (storage)
B) the Internet
C) registers stored in the processor
D) main memory
E) could be any of these

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D) The program is first loaded from secondary memory into main memory before it is executed so that the processor is not slowed down by reading each instruction. This idea of executing programs stored in memory is called the Stored Program Computer and was pioneered by John Von Neumann in the 1940s.

When Executing a Program, the Processor Reads Each Program Instruction