What is the motivation behind caching?

What will be an ideal response?

Caching is a mechanism that speeds memory access by keeping duplicate copies of data (that the system thinks will be accessed in the future) in fast memory. Caches are used so that systems can store a large volume of data, but still enjoy low memory access times.

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Give an example of a protocol mechanism that hides an error.

What will be an ideal response?

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A(n) ____ printer queue is located on another host in the network, not on your local computer.

A. local B. confined C. remote D. offline

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