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The only memory located on a computers CPU chip is called the cache.... typically about 1-8MB in size it acts as a rapid access 'buffer' for immediate actions.
The main memory is usually termed the RAM and sit's nexto the CentralProcessorUnit - connected by the FrontSideBus (board circuitry), size.... well depending on age anything from a few MB to 16GB (dependant on a number of factors).
Actually, the term "main memory" is reserved for the primary location where active work is stored. In modern computers, "main memory" consists of DRAM chips mounted somewhere near the CPU. Thus, "main memory" is never on chip. The reason for this is cost - providing memory inside the CPU is hideously expensive, there is a limit to how much can be put there, and the amount can never change. Off-chip main memory allows very significant cost savings, and allows the amount of memory to be adjusted freely.
There are generally TWO types of memory that are located on-chip, however. Cache memory (which can come in various "levels", describing how far away from the main CPU each memory bank is) is used to keep copies of data from the main memory in a location that is "closer" to the CPU, and thus faster to access and use. Registers are memory located directly inside the CPU's execution units - think of them as scratch space where the CPU can temporarily store small amounts of data while it does a calculation. For instance, if a CPU is asked to do: A+B=C, it will have to load A into a register, then load B into a register, then do the calculation, saving the result into a register, then finally load the "results" register value back into C.
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What are cache memory levels determined by?
the chip's proximity to the CPU
Cache memory levels are determined by?
By a chip's proximity to the CPU.
What is main function of the CPU?
The CPU does the work and determines the order in which operation are preformed . There are 3 main section of the CPU: - the on-chip memory section - the arithmetic -logic section - the control section
Where is the memory allocated?
Cache memory is built into the central processing unit, commonly known in short as the CPU, or it can be located on a separate chip next to the CPU. In other sense, cache is located between CPU and Main Memory in the memory hierarchy of a computer system. just type allinurl:cache memory, in Google search and you will find your answer with more pictures and a lot more about cache memory.
device is used by the CPU to very quickly store information?
Cache memory. This temporary storage area, known as a cache, is more readily available to the processor than the computer's main memory source. It is also called CPU memory because it is typically integrated directly into the CPU chip or placed on a separate chip with a bus interconnect with the CPU.
Distinguish between primary memory and auxiliary memory?
the main memory is the central storage unit of the computer system. it is relatively large and fast memory used 2 store the programs and data during the computer operation.main memory communicates directly with the CPU. main memory includes RAM and ROMs. devices that provide backup storage are known as auxillary memory. auxillary memory are relatively slow in comparision to the main memory. auxillary memory includes flash memory,magntic disks and floppys. main memory is located inside the CPU but auxillary memory is located out the CPU. the main memory is the central storage unit of the computer system. it is relatively large and fast memory used 2 store the programs and data during the computer operation.main memory communicates directly with the CPU. main memory includes RAM and ROMs. devices that provide backup storage are known as auxillary memory. auxillary memory are relatively slow in comparision to the main memory. auxillary memory includes flash memory,magntic disks and floppys. main memory is located inside the CPU but auxillary memory is located out the CPU.
Where is CPU and memory are located?
output device No The CPU and memory are located on the motherboard
What option interfaces with the memory controller chip to get lines of code into the CPU?
Pre-fetch - a component of the pipeline interfaces with the MCC (Memory Controller Chip) to get lines of code into the CPU
Main chip of the computer?
CPU
The main chip of the computer?
CPU
WHAT is a high-speed memory chip on the motherboard or CPU?
Catche
Where is cache memory located?
Cache memory is built into the central processing unit, commonly known in short as the CPU, or it can be located on a separate chip next to the CPU. In other sense, cache is located between CPU and Main Memory in the memory hierarchy of a computer system. just type allinurl:cache memory, in google search and you will find your answer with more pictures and a lot more about cache memory.
