What is the difference between primary & secondary storage
device?

Answer Posted / v.vijayakumar

In primary storage device the storage capacity is limited.
It has a volatile memory. In secondary storage device the
storage capacity is larger. It is a nonvolatile memory.
Primary devices are: RAM / ROM.
Secondary devices are: Floppy disc / Hard disk

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