Question

A ................... is a named location in the memory which stores data temporarily​

Answer 1

In computer science, a data buffer (or just buffer) is a region of a physical memory storage used to temporarily store data while it is being moved from one place to another.....

Answer 2

A buffer is a named location in the memory which stores data temporarily.

Detailed answer

A buffer is a memory location that is used to store data for a short period of time.

• It is used so that data can be retrieved much quicker and there is no delay when the data is being retrieved by the processor.
• If the processor tries to obtain or retrieve the data from the secondary memory that is the hard disk it will create a time delay which will create lags and stutters in the output.
• This is why cache or buffers are used to store temporary memory.