Difference between Primary storage and secondary
storage?

Answer Posted / subrahmanyam kambala

Primary storage can be referred as RAM
it is volatile memory and fast accessing memory
this is used for executing instructions
it stores the data as long as power is supplied

secondary storage which stores the data independent of power
supply
it is permenent storage
example : hard disk , floppy disk,Compact disk

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