Paper 1 · ICT
A storage area used to store data to compensate for the difference in speed at which different units handle data is a
AMemory
BBuffer ✓ Correct
CAccumulator
DAddress
Correct answer: (B) Buffer — Such a storage area is a buffer, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Such a storage area is a buffer, so that is the answer.
★Different units of a computer work at different speeds.
★A buffer temporarily holds data between a fast unit and a slow one.
★This evens out the speed difference so no data is lost.
★So the storage area used for this is a buffer.
★So the answer is buffer.
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