COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
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Question
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Which is the fastest memory
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Cache memory
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Register
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PROM
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RAM
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cache memory is the fastest system memory, required to keep up with the CPU as it fetches and executes instructions. The data most frequently used by the CPU is stored in cache memory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cache is the fastest and smallest component of memory in a computer system. The registers are fast storage elements present in a very small amount in the computer processor. The recently used info/data of a computer gets stored in the cache.
Detailed explanation-3: -A PIPO register (parallel in, parallel out) is very fast – an output is given within a single clock pulse.
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