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"Main" is not a precise term. The memory that is closest to the processor (often integrated on the same chip is the cache memory (there are often different levels of cache), just beyond the processor but still on the motherboard is the significantly larger Random Access Memory (RAM) which is solid state but needs power continuously to refresh itself - this memory is emptied when the computer is powered down. Beyond the motherboard is the memory that is not volatile (does not reset on powering down) it used to be "hard disk drives" (HDD), spinning disks covered with magnetic particles; now you can purchase Solid State Drives (SDD) which have no moving parts at all and that interface with the computer in exactly the same way with the same cables and all as the HDD did.

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