alleryStart learning →Why do computers usually have far more secondary storage than primary storage?
AIt is smaller in size
BIt is less expensive
CIt uses no electricity
DIt is faster to reach
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It is less expensive
Secondary storage costs less, so computers carry about a hundred times more of it than primary storage.
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