Nature, Benefits and Drawbacks of Caching (OCR A-Level Computer Science): Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of caching?
What is the primary purpose of caching?
To reduce access time for data retrieval
What is a cache hit?
What is a cache hit?
When data is found in the cache
What happens during a cache miss?
What happens during a cache miss?
Data is fetched from source and cached
Where does a memory cache store data?
Where does a memory cache store data?
In the system's RAM
What does a web cache store?
What does a web cache store?
Web pages or resources like images
Which benefit does caching provide for applications?
Which benefit does caching provide for applications?
Reduces latency and improves speed
How does caching reduce load on resources?
How does caching reduce load on resources?
By minimising requests to slower systems
What is cache inconsistency?
What is cache inconsistency?
Cached data becoming stale or outdated
What drawback relates to caching's memory requirements?
What drawback relates to caching's memory requirements?
It consumes additional memory or storage
What does LRU stand for in cache management?
What does LRU stand for in cache management?
Least Recently Used
What is the purpose of cache invalidation?
What is the purpose of cache invalidation?
To update or remove outdated cache data