Chapter 9, Problem 17CT

Explanation of Solution

Buffer:

An area in the Random Access Memory (RAM) which is used by the operating system to temporarily hold the data and instructions is called as buffer. Print buffer is a good example of buffer when printing multiple files.

• If the Operating System (OS) needs to access any program, it needs to go to that location in the computer’s hard drive; this process takes so much time and makes the computer very slow...