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external cache [1 record]

Record 1 2019-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

The cache memory or ... central processing unit (CPU) cache that is housed, placed or installed external to a computer processor.

CONT

External cache is implemented in several layers - all providing different speeds and capacity levels. For example, L2 [level 2] and L3 [level 3] caches are common examples or layers of external cache. A L2 cache is faster but has less storage capacity than a L3 cache.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Mémoire cache [...] disposée à l'extérieur du processeur.

OBS

Elle est éventuellement extensible par ajout de barrettes mémoire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
CONT

En las computadoras personales de la segunda mitad de la década de 1990, el "back side bus" (BSB, literalmente "bus trasero", en contraposición al frontal o FSB) se refiere a la conexión entre un microprocesador y su memoria caché externa, en particular y comúnmente la de segundo nivel o L2 (en inglés, "level 2").

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