Multiple choice

Which of the following memories acts as a buffer between the CPU and main memory?

  1. Direct access memory

  2. Cache memory

  3. Auxiliary memory

  4. Serial access memory

  5. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Cache memory is used to hold those parts of the data and programs that are most frequently used by CPU and it acts as a buffer between the CPU and main memory.