alleryBefore the CPU can process a file that is stored on a hard disk, the file must first be:
ABrought into the main memory
BCompressed by a system utility
CCopied into the cache by the user
DConverted into assembly language
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Brought into the main memory
1. The CPU interacts directly with the primary memory only.
2. Secondary memory cannot be accessed directly by the CPU.
3. So the contents of secondary storage need to be first brought into the main memory.
4. Only then does the bus carry the data between main memory and the CPU for processing.
5. Compression and translation are unrelated operations, and the cache is filled by hardware, not by the user.
_Source: syllabus Computer Science Class 11, Ch 1 'Computer System', S1.3.2 Types of Memory_
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