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Is "caching system" referring to RAM?

“For simplicity, we assume that the CPU obtains data from the RAM. Therefore, a caching system ensures that all the required content is available for serving, without there being a need to access the storage layer.”

Is it implied that the “caching system” referred to here is RAM? Or does it refer to some caching software running on the server?


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Hello @lagos_tout

Yes, the caching system here is referred to as RAM making the content ready to serve.
I hope it will help
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