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Level 2

Although the CPU works at a very high speed, the rate of processing is limited by

Level 1

frequently used

RAM

is usually on a separate chip and is slightly slower.

data bus

bottleneck

static

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. The 

faster

of RAM is much 

. To overcome this problem, the most

expensive

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than the dynamic RAM used for the main memory but is

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the slower

much more

through which the data passes to the

whilst 

CPU also causes a 

RAM. This type

instructions are stored in cache memory which is made of

. Cache memory built into the CPU itself is referred to as

Cache memory

Speed

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Level 2 cache

Registers

Distance from CPU

Level 1 cache

Secondary storage