The difference between memory and storages is that memory is Temporary and storage is permanent.
A computer's memory is used for temporary storage, while a computer's hard drive is used for permanent storage. ... A computer's memory is also called RAM which is an acronym for Random Access Memory. A computer's memory is where information is temporarily stored while it is being accessed or worked on.
A computer's memory is used for temporary storage, while a computer's hard drive is used for permanent storage. Whoever selected the term memory for temporary computer storage did the world a disservice since people tend to permanently store information in our memories.
Both terms are used to refer to internal storage space on a computer. Memory, usually referred to as Random Access Memory (RAM), is the place where an application loads its data during processing, while a hard disk drive (HDD) is usually the place where data is stored for long or short term retention.