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by Ali on October 21st, 2009

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What is the function of cache in the computer and how are data go from processor to cache to ram?

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  • by POP Fan on October 21st, 2009

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    The cache is an area of fast-access memory in the processor. It usually holds the next few instructions the processor is supposed to perform. This allows time for memory access while the processor is executing an instruction. This greatly improves the speed of the computer.

    I'm not sure of the exact process, but usally data is copied to a register (if not already there) and then placed in RAM. The cache is almost exclusively for instructions.

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