Episode 497: Richard L. Sites on Understanding Software Dynamics
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How Does Cashing Affect Performance?
D rams dynamic random access memories aren't random. If you read some place that's near where you last read in a particular bank of ram, it'll be faster than if you are always scattered about. The effect is as much like cashing tth d ram chips internally cash like a thousand bites in one access. So everyone has their finger in the pie trying to speed things up and occasionally slow things down.
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