Which operation copies a range to the memory buffer and preserves the original range?

• A. COPY
• B. CUT
• C. PASTE
• D. MOVE

Answer: (A)

Copying duplicates the selected data into the memory buffer while leaving the source untouched. This means you can paste the same content elsewhere without changing or removing the original range. The key idea is that a copy creates a second instance and preserves the original in place. Cutting, on the other hand, removes the data from its original location, so the source is not preserved. Pasting uses what’s stored in the memory buffer and inserts it at a new location, but it doesn’t itself create a new copy in the buffer. Moving is like a cut followed by a paste, relocating the data rather than duplicating it. So the operation that copies a range to the memory buffer and preserves the original range is copying.