The Buffers Used in the 1950s to Reduce the Discrepancy

question 20

True/False

The buffers used in the 1950s to reduce the discrepancy in speed between the I/O and the CPU were conceptually similar to those now used routinely by Web browsers to make video and audio playback smoother.

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Definitions:

Common Log

A logarithm with base 10, widely used in mathematical calculations involving exponential and growth processes.

Log(x)

Represents the logarithm of a number x, typically in base 10 or base e (natural logarithm), used in mathematics and programming.

Black Box

A system or component whose internal workings are hidden or not understood, with focus only on the input and output.

Arguments

Values or variables passed to a function or procedure when it is called.