The use of transistors in the construction of RAM and ROM leads me to believe that there is no need for cache memory. The term "temporary storage" may also be thought of as "random access memory" (RAM) that is momentarily vacant. Imagine a machine that only had one kind of memory—is it even possible?

The use of transistors in the construction of RAM and ROM leads me to believe that there is no need for cache memory. The term "temporary storage" may also be thought of as "random access memory" (RAM) that is momentarily vacant. Imagine a machine that only had one kind of memory—is it even possible?

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Systems Architecture

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Chapter4: Processor Technology And Architecture

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