The decompressed form of Cisco IOS Software and the running configuration are stored in DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory) on Cisco devices. DRAM is used as the main memory for the device, where the operating system runs and the running configuration is stored. When a Cisco device boots up, the IOS image is decompressed and loaded into DRAM, and the running configuration is also held in this memory type. It's important to note that DRAM is volatile memory, which means its contents are lost when the device is powered off or restarted12. Reference := Maintaining System Memory Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15M&T - Cisco, Types of memory on a Cisco device - Study-CCNA