Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operation, is a

  1. Channel

  2. Buffer

  3. Register

  4. Core
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Explanation

A buffer is a temporary storage area that holds data being transferred between the CPU and I/O devices. It compensates for speed differences between fast CPU operations and slower I/O devices, preventing data loss during transmission. Channels are data paths, registers are CPU internal storage, and cores refer to magnetic core memory.

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