How does Computer Cache, Memory, and Storage Work? ️️

Your computer has over a dozen different memory and storage locations—from CPU registers to DRAM, SSDs and hard drives—and it needs every single one. In this video, you’ll see exactly why. We're breaking down the entire explanation of the memory hierarchy into three parts. Second, a nanoscopic tour inside registers, SRAM cache, DRAM, 3D NAND SSDs, and spinning hard drives to see how each one physically stores bits.

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