Where is the copied table stored after Manny pasted it into an MS Word document?

The copied table is stored on the clipboard after Manny pastes it into an MS Word document. The clipboard is a temporary storage area that holds data that has been copied or cut from a source application. When a user performs a copy or cut operation, that specific data is placed on the clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into another application or document.

The clipboard enables seamless data transfer between different applications like Microsoft Word and ensures that the data remains intact until it is replaced by new copied content. Once the user pastes the table into the Word document, it retrieves the content from the clipboard and adds it to the document.

The other options do not accurately represent where the copied data resides during this process. The hard drive is permanent storage and does not temporarily hold data like the clipboard. The cache is used for quick access to frequently used data, but it is not where copied table data is stored. Though data is processed by RAM during ongoing tasks, it is not specifically where the copied table resides before being pasted.