If we already have RAM (Random Access Memory), which may be used as a volatile memory and is similar in design to cache memory, we may wonder why we need cache memory in the first place. Is it possible to utilize a single kind of computer memory for all of the tasks that a computer performs?

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If we already have RAM (Random Access Memory), which may be used as a volatile memory and is similar in design to cache memory, we may wonder why we need cache memory in the first place. Is it possible to utilize a single kind of computer memory for all of the tasks that a computer performs?

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