When data are moved over longer distances, to or from a remote device, the process is known as data transport.

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Cache design for HPC is the same as that for other hardware platforms and applications.

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All of the Pentium processors include two on-chip L1 caches, one for data and one for instructions.

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With write back updates are made only in the cache.

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It has become possible to have a cache on the same chip as the processor.

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The L1 cache is slower than the L3 cache.

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Secondary memory is used to store program and data files and is usually visible to the programmer only in terms of individual bytes or words.

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To achieve greatest performance the memory must be able to keep up with the processor.

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In a volatile memory, information decays naturally or is lost when electrical power is switched off.

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Both sequential access and direct access involve a shared read-write mechanism.

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