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This article will explain in detail about the role of the memory buffer in the computer. The editor thinks it is very practical, so I share it for you as a reference. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

For the computer, the buffer is very important, and it is one of the important components that can improve the running speed and performance. So what exactly is a buffer zone, and how does it play its role? Next, the editor will unveil the mystery of the buffer zone.

What is a memory buffer?

First of all, let's solve the problem of "what is a buffer zone". The buffer is also an area used to store information in the main memory, and its particularity is that the buffer is the memory specially reserved from the main memory to store some specific information, such as the file table obtained from the disk. What the program is reading and so on. At the same time, it is also a temporary area for entering and storing data, which is the interpretation of its English name buffer-"temporary storage area".

According to the different application levels of buffers, the daily buffers can be divided into the following types: motherboard and CPU cache, both of which are buffers based on the computer hardware level, which can effectively improve the data processing ability of the computer. The buffer between the operating system and the network protocol layer, which is classified in the system software layer. In order to improve the access speed, the website portal often uses some components based on the buffer principle to realize the rapid exchange of information. In the application layer, the buffer can be divided into application, database system buffer and so on. Generally speaking, large-scale software will be equipped with memory management program to manage the buffer automatically when the software is running.

Memory buffer principle

As for its principle, it is also very easy to explain. The buffer can be said to be a connection station in the computer, which is used to connect the high-speed and low-speed parts of the computer. When the computer wants to use some data stored in the disk, it can first judge whether the data is in the buffer, and then make a logical judgment of whether to read the data from the disk. In this way, the number of operations and judgments is reduced, and the speed of reading data by the central processing unit is greatly accelerated. At the same time, the cache does not need to occupy the main memory, which can reduce the time of generating and deleting objects stored in the cache, and avoid the repeated creation of data to the maximum extent, so it is very feasible and effective in improving processing efficiency.

The function of buffer is powerful, and it can be used to create, access and delete static data, greatly improve the running speed (sometimes as high as dozens of times), and provide us with great convenience and save a lot of time and energy. Therefore, in the process of using the computer, it is also very necessary for us to fully understand and understand the buffer area.

This is the end of the article on "what is the role of memory buffers in computers?". I hope the above content can be of some help to you, so that you can learn more knowledge. If you think the article is good, please share it for more people to see.

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