disk caching
1Disk cache — may refer to: Disk buffer, the small amount of buffer memory present on a hard drive. Page cache, the cache of disk pages kept by the operating systems, stored in unused main memory. General application level caching of data stored on the disk.… …
2caching — The local storing of electronic content, on a more or less temporary basis. Web (web) pages accessed by a user are stored in the user s cache directory on the user s hard disk. When the user returns to a web page which he has recently viewed, the …
3Disk buffer — Not to be confused with page cache. The disk buffer sits on the controller board of the hard drive. In computer storage, disk buffer (often ambiguously[citation needed] called disk cache …
4Caching — Puffern; Zwischenspeichern * * * Caching, ein Verfahren zur Beschleunigung des Zugriffs auf eine Festplatte mithilfe eines Cache. Dabei werden zusätzlich zu den eigentlichen Informationen auch die Bereiche der Festplatte in den Disk Cache… …
5disk cache — Pronounced [disk cash]. An area of computer memory where data is temporarily stored on its way to or from a disk. When an application asks for information from the hard disk, the cache program first checks to see if that data is already in the …
6P2P caching — Peer to peer caching (P2P caching) is a computer network traffic management technology used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to accelerate content delivered over peer to peer (P2P) networks while reducing related bandwidth costs. P2P caching… …
7Floppy disk — Floppy redirects here. For other uses, see Floppy (disambiguation). 8 inch, 5 1⁄4 inch, and 3 1⁄2 inch floppy disks …
832-bit disk access — (also known as FastDisk ) refers to a special disk access and caching mode available in older, MS DOS based Microsoft Windows operating systems. It was a set of protected mode device drivers that worked together to enhance the system s BIOS. It… …
9directory caching — A feature of Novell NetWare that copies the file allocation table (FAT) and the directory entry table into the network server s memory. When file requests are made, information is retrieved from the cache rather than from the hard disk, thus… …
10Data consistency — summarizes the validity, accuracy, usability and integrity of related data between applications and across an IT enterprise. This ensures that each user observes a consistent view of the data, including visible changes made by the user s own… …
