CACHE MEMORY
One of such techniques is the use of a very small size but very fast memory known as the Cache memory which is often located on the CPU for faster access. Cache memory is useful in accessing data that is used regularly. For instance, web browsers store local copies of web pages in order to make the webpage load faster when it is accessed again since the information is fetched from the local computer. Similarly, CPU memory cache also stores some information, although very small compared to a RAM, for faster data access.
The discussion of Cache Memory will
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