Question

Write a definition of  Associative Memory and  Cache Memory?

Answer 1

S.No.	Associative Memory	Cache Memory
1	A memory unit accessed by content is called associative memory.	Fast and small memory is called cache memory.
2	It reduces the time required to find the item stored in memory.	It reduces the average memory access time.
3	Here data is accessed by its content.	Here, data are accessed by their address.
4	It is used where search time is very short.	It is used when a particular group of data is accessed repeatedly.
5	Its basic characteristic is its logic circuit for matching its content.	Its basic characteristic is its fast access