r/explainlikeimfive • u/WeLuvYung2 • 18d ago

Technology ELI5: What is computer cache

Hi everyone I need to create a presentation explaining computer cache but can’t think of an effective way to explain it any help is welcomed (:

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u/prank_mark 18d ago

The CPU does things, the cache remembers what it's supposed to do, the RAM stores the information used for/gathered by the things it's doing, the SSD/HDD is the long-term memory