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No they are not. files cannot be stored in the RAM.

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Not normally. Files are stored in non-volatile storage such as a hard drive, floppy drive, optical drive or memory stick.

The Ram is used for temporary storage, while the processor is working on data within.

However, whole files may be temporarily stored in the RAM, when moving or copying files.

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