8.cache Memory - Port
8.cache Memory - Port
Machine
Inside The Computer
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Cache Memory
• Cache memory is high-speed memory that holds the most
recent data and instructions that have been loaded by
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the CPU.
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information are loaded
on to the cache memory
so that each time the
processor don't have to
access the same from the
main memory. Due to
this the CPU doesn't
have to use the 4
mother board's system
bus for data transfer.
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Cache Memory
• The CPU uses cache memory to store instructions that are
repeatedly required to run programs, improving overall system
speed.
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• The advantage of cache memory is that the CPU does not have to
use the motherboard’s system bus for data transfer. Whenever
data must be passed through the system bus, the data transfer
speed slows to the motherboard’s capability. The CPU can process
data much faster by avoiding the bottleneck created by the system
bus.
• As it happens, once most programs are open and running, they use 6
very few resources. When these resources are kept in cache,
programs can operate more quickly and efficiently.
Cache Memory
• Cache built into the CPU itself is referred to as Level 1
(L1) cache. Cache that resides on a separate chip next to
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the CPU is called Level 2 (L2) cache.
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Ports
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Ports
• A serial port is an interface on a computer system with
which information is transferred in or out one bit at a
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time.
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Ports
In contrast to serial ports, a parallel port consists of
multiple wires over which bits are transferred in parallel,
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i.e., simultaneously. There are usually several extra wires
on the port that are used for control signals to indicate
when data is ready to be sent or received.
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