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    Caches are high-speed storage areas that store recently accessed data to improve access speed. There are two main types of caches: memory caches and disk caches. Memory caches store frequently used instructions and data in fast SRAM to avoid slower access to main memory DRAM. Disk caches similarly store recently accessed data from hard disks in faster main memory to improve disk access speeds by thousands of times compared to direct disk access. Caches improve performance by serving requests from the faster cache storage when the requested data has been recently accessed and is present.

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    Caches are high-speed storage areas that store recently accessed data to improve access speed. There are two main types of caches: memory caches and disk caches. Memory caches store frequently used instructions and data in fast SRAM to avoid slower access to main memory DRAM. Disk caches similarly store recently accessed data from hard disks in faster main memory to improve disk access speeds by thousands of times compared to direct disk access. Caches improve performance by serving requests from the faster cache storage when the requested data has been recently accessed and is present.

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    Caches are high-speed storage areas that store recently accessed data to improve access speed. There are two main types of caches: memory caches and disk caches. Memory caches store frequently used instructions and data in fast SRAM to avoid slower access to main memory DRAM. Disk caches similarly store recently accessed data from hard disks in faster main memory to improve disk access speeds by thousands of times compared to direct disk access. Caches improve performance by serving requests from the faster cache storage when the requested data has been recently accessed and is present.

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    Caches are high-speed storage areas that store recently accessed data to improve access speed. There are two main types of caches: memory caches and disk caches. Memory caches store frequently used instructions and data in fast SRAM to avoid slower access to main memory DRAM. Disk caches similarly store recently accessed data from hard disks in faster main memory to improve disk access speeds by thousands of times compared to direct disk access. Caches improve performance by serving requests from the faster cache storage when the requested data has been recently accessed and is present.

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    1. Pronounced as Cash (like the money).

    Cache is a high-speed access area that can be either a reserved section of main memory or a storage device. The two main cache types are: memory cache and disk cache. Memory cache is a portion on memory of high-speed static RAM (SRAM) and is effective because most programs access the same data or instructions over and over. By keeping as much of this information as possible in SRAM, the computer avoids accessing the slower DRAM. Like memory caching, disk caching is used to access commonly accessed data. However, instead of using high-speed SRAM, a disk cache uses conventional main memory. The most recently accessed data from the disk is stored in a memory buffer. When a program needs to access data from the disk, it first checks the disk cache to see if the data is there. Most computers today come with L3 cache or L2 cache, while older computers included only L1 cache. Disk caching can dramatically improve the performance of applications because accessing a byte of data in RAM can be thousands of times faster than accessing a byte on a hard disk. 2. Another cache is known as "Internet browser cache" also known as "Temporary Internet Files" in Internet Explorer. Internet cache is used to help improve how fast data is opened while browsing the Internet. In most cases, each time a web page is opened, it is sent to your browser's temporary cache on your hard disk drive. If that page is accessed again and has not been modified, the browser will open the page from your cache instead of downloading the page again. This saves users a lot of time, especially if that user is using a modem, and can also help save the web page owner on bandwidth. 3. A cache server is a computer or network device that has been setup to store web pages that have been accessed by users on a large network. Any user that accesses a page that is currently stored on the cache server will be sent the stored version instead of downloading the page again. By doing this, a company can help reduce network and Internet traffic congestion as well as save on bandwidth. Pronounced cash, a special high-speed storage mechanism. It can be either a reserved section of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. Two types of caching are commonly used in personal computers: memory caching and disk caching. A memory cache, sometimes called a cache store or RAM cache, is a portion of memory made of high-speed static RAM (SRAM) instead of the slower and cheaper dynamic RAM (DRAM) used for main memory. Memory caching is effective because most programs access the same data or instructions over and over. By keeping as much of this information as possible in SRAM, the computer avoids accessing the slower DRAM. Some memory caches are built into the architecture of microprocessors. The Intel 80486 microprocessor, for example, contains an 8K memory cache, and the Pentium has a 16K cache. Such internal caches are often called Level 1 (L1) caches. Most modern PCs also come with external cache memory, called Level 2 (L2) caches. These caches sit between the CPU and the DRAM. Like L1 caches, L2 caches are composed of SRAM but they are much larger.

    Disk caching works under the same principle as memory caching, but instead of using highspeed SRAM, a disk cache uses conventional main memory. The most recently accessed data from the disk (as well as adjacent sectors) is stored in a memory buffer. When a program needs to access data from the disk, it first checks the disk cache to see if the data is there. Disk caching can dramatically improve the performance of applications, because accessing a byte of data in RAM can be thousands of times faster than accessing a byte on a hard disk. When data is found in the cache, it is called a cache hit, and the effectiveness of a cache is judged by its hit rate. Many cache systems use a technique known as smart caching, in which the system can recognize certain types of frequently used data. The strategies for determining which information should be kept in the cache constitute some of the more interesting problems in computer science.

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