Question Difference Between Software and Firmware?

britechguy

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No different than it is anywhere else.

Firmware is loaded to non-volatile memory on the device's motherboard and is invoked during device startup and is essential to getting the device up and running.

Software is loaded to secondary storage and is invoked on demand, whether that is by a startup manager or the end user. Otherwise it sits fallow, doing nothing.