Cache memory, also called cache, supplementary memory

system that temporarily stores frequently used instructions and

data for quicker processing by the central processing unit (CPU)
of a computer.
Cache memory is important because it improves the efficiency of
data retrieval. It stores program instructions and data that are
used repeatedly in the operation of programs or information that
the CPU is likely to need next.
A memory cache, sometimes called as cache store or RAM
cache, is a portion of high-speed static RAM (SRAM) instead of
the slower and cheaper dynamic Ram (DRAM) used for main
memory.
By keeping as much of this information as possible in SRAM, the
computer avoids accessing the slower DRAM.
When the data is found in the cache, it is called cache hit, the
effectiveness of a cache Is judged by its hit rate.
95% of the time the processor is working, it is accessing
information from cache.