cache is a location to store data thats going to be used.<P>basically the computer loads data into various levels of cache, so when the cpu is ready for the data, its right there. its kind of like a ...

A file of data on a local hard drive. When downloaded data are temporarily stored on the user's local disk or on a local network disk, it speeds up retrieval the next time the user wants that same ...

A disk or memory cache that supports writing. Data normally written to memory or to disk by the CPU is first written into the cache. During idle machine cycles, the data are written from the cache ...