Seven months into the year, and the technology sector has pleasantly surprised investors. The hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), cooling inflation, and an economy that seems headed in the right direction have all propelled many stocks this year.

The tech-dominant Nasdaq-100 and broader Nasdaq Composite are up over 42% and 35% year to date (as of July 26), respectively. This outpaces other major indexes like the S 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, which are up 19% and 7%, respectively.

If you're looking for tech stocks to buy, here are two to hold on to for the long term, albeit on different ends of the growth spectrum.

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Source Fool.com