ukugcinwa kwe-diski enkulu
Ukuhlanjwa kwe-diski enkulu kuyindlela elibangelwa yokuthutha okuphathelene nokusebenza kahle komsindo ngokusebenzisa i-memory esheshayo ukugcina amadatha atholakala khona. Le theknoloji ikhiqiza umphumela phakathi kwe-diski enkulu yekhompyutha ne-memory ebalulekile, ngaleyo ndlela ukunciphisa izikhathi zokufinyelela futhi ukuhlele isebemiso samanje. Lo mbume wokucazela uhlobo lwenkqubo yokuhlinzeka kwezinhlelo ezisebenzisa i-cache memory, okungenani RAM noma flash memory, ukuvumela leli siyimelwe ukuthola amadatha ngokushesha kunokuthola ngqo kudiski enkulu. Xeba amadatha etholiwe, leli siyimelwe kuqala ukulandela i-cache memory, futhi uma itholakalako kulo, kungakhona ukufinyelelwa ngokushesha kunokuthola kudiski enkululeko. Lokhu kuxazulwa njenge-cache hit, kunciphisa ukuguquguquwa kwezikhathi futhi ukuthutha isebemiso sangaphezulu. Inkqubo ye-cache iyasebenzisa amamodeli amanqaku ukubangela ukuthi yiliphi idatha ozotholwa ngemuva, ayigcine kulo i-cache memory ukuthutha ukufinyelela kwamanye amaxesha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlelo zamanje ze-caching zediski enkulu ziyasebenzisa izindlela zokucazela ngokubhala, ayikele amabhalo kulo cache memory ngaphambi kokuthunyelwa kudiski, lokhu kusiza ukuthutha isebemiso sangaphezulu xa kunezindaba eziphambene nabhalo.