________ storage stores data and program instructions for future use.

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary

Secondary Storage

Non-volatile storage that holds data permanently until it is deleted or overwritten, often used for data backup and archiving.

Data

Information collected, stored, and used for analysis, often in digital form, to help decision-making processes or to fulfill specific purposes.

Program Instructions

The coded commands or steps that tell a computer or electronic device what tasks to perform.