Differentiate between storage and memory and describe how they interact.

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Differentiate between storage and memory and describe how they interact.

 

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  • Memory in computers refers to the component which allows storing data for short term access.
  • The size of memory is relatively very less than size of storage.
  • And access speed is more than that of storage.

  • Some examples of memory are RAM or DRAM (dynamic RAM). 

  • Memory in computers are volatile, that is the content of memory is erased when the electric supply to them are cut off.

 

  • Whereas, the term storage was refers to a component within computer which is able to store large amount of data and provide access on long term basis.
  • There are many form of storage hard disk and solid state drives are most common example of storage in this category.
  • Size of storage is much larger than that of size of memory. 
  • Access speed of storage is lesser than that of memory and unlike memory, storage of computer is non-volatile that is, they retain their data even if no electricity is passed into them.
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