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SRAM or Static RAM is the fastest, and most expensive type of RAM available in computers. it is used in the L1, L2, L3, and L4 cache on your processor and chip-set (or however many L-caches your system has). it is the fastest type of RAM because it does not have to be refreshed as frequently as DRAM.
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What type of RAM is used for cache memory?
sram is used for cache for cache memory.
What is the cache memory required for the system to be fast?
Cache memory is special, high-speed static memory that is used to reduce the amount of accesses to dynamic RAM. While cache memory used to be on the motherboard, it is now most commonly found inside the CPU. Static memory is larger, costlier to produce, and uses more current than DRAM. But static memory is the fastest type of memory there is and it doesn't need refreshed (so long as the power is maintained). So cache is a compromise to store the most used code and data to reduce the access to the slower DRAM.
What is the purpose of the cache?
Cache is a special kind of memory which is can be used as a spare to store data
What type of memory is used for L1 cache?
Static RAM or SRAM
Cache memory and register memory?
Register memory are smaller in size than cache memory and registers are faster than cache..Cache memory store the frequently used data from main memory..
Who invented cache memory?
Cache memory was invented by Maurice Wilkes. It was intended to be used as a type of recent data safeguard between the physical memory and the processor.
What do you know about cache?
cache is the type of memory within the CPU. It is extremely fast and is very small storage wise (it only comes in megabytes)
Why is cache memory needed?
Cache Memory is needed because Hardware implements cache as a block of memory for temporary storage likely to be used again.
Are the fastest type of memory used by the CPU?
acctually yes
Which type of memory is used for cache memory?
Usually high speed SRAM with CAM (content addressable memory) line address tags.
What is stored in cache memory?
The data that are frequently used goes in the cache memory...
Which type of memory is primarily used in cache memory?
Cache memory is composed of 2 types of memory:RAM (Random Access Memory) this is used to store the data copied from main RAM as a series of Cache LinesCAM (Content Addressable Memory) this is used to store the main RAM address for each Cache Line, so the data in Cache Memory can be found and associated with main RAM. The CAM also typically contains special flags (e.g. the "dirty" bit - indicating that the Cache Line has been modified and will have to be written back to main RAM).Cache memory also contains controller logic to coordinate the necessary actions.The first computer built to have what we now call Cache memory was the IBM Stretch 7030 introduced in 1961. However IBM at the time called this feature "Virtual memory". (Confusing isn't it?)
