Short-term storage of data on a motherboard is managed by Random Access Memory (RAM).
RAM is volatile memory, meaning it temporarily stores data that is actively being used or processed by the CPU.
The other options:
The hard drive is used for long-term storage.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is firmware for hardware initialization.
Read Only Memory (ROM) is used for permanent data storage that doesn't change.
Thus, RAM is the correct answer for short-term data storage.
References:
"Computer Organization and Architecture" by William Stallings, which covers the various types of memory.
"Operating System Concepts" by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, and Greg Gagne, which explains memory management.
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