Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects (7th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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Difference between main memory and secondary storage:
| Main Memory | Secondary storage |
| In Main memory or Random Access Memory (RAM), the data is directly accessed by the processing unit. | In secondary storage, the data is transferred to the main memory and then routed to the processing unit. |
| Main memory is volatile, which means the information stored in the memory would be erased when the computer is turned off. | Secondary storage is non-volatile, which means the information stored in the memory is not erased when the computer is turned off... |
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Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects (7th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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