Lorin Hochstein on Nostr: Memory hierarchy explained using toilet paper as an analogy: A piece in your hand: ...
Memory hierarchy explained using toilet paper as an analogy:
A piece in your hand: register
The roll by the toilet: L1 cache
A few rolls under the bathroom sink: L2 cache
Package of rolls In the garage: main memory
The store: on disk
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