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Hierarchy

The memory hierarchy organizes computer memory from fastest and smallest to slowest and largest, with registers being fastest, caches being next, main memory being slower, and various forms of disk storage and tape being slowest but largest in capacity. The tradeoff is that as memory size increases, access time also increases moving down the hierarchy.

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Hierarchy

The memory hierarchy organizes computer memory from fastest and smallest to slowest and largest, with registers being fastest, caches being next, main memory being slower, and various forms of disk storage and tape being slowest but largest in capacity. The tradeoff is that as memory size increases, access time also increases moving down the hierarchy.

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4.

2 Memory Hierarchy

Registers
Inbound Memory 1. Decreasing
Cache Cost

Main Memory
2. Increasing
Capacity
Magnetic Disk

CD-ROM 3. Increase
Access Time
CD-RW
Outboard Storage
DVD+RW
4. Decreasing
DVD-RAM frequency of
access of the
memory by
Magnetic Tape the processor
Off-line Storage Magneto Optical Drive (MO)

Write Once Read Many (WORM)

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