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Memory and storage preserve digital state at different points in a hierarchy.
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Caches exploit locality by keeping recently or nearby used blocks close to the CPU.
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Benchmark latency, cache-miss counters, memory maps, operating-system tools, and storage specifications reveal hierarchy behavior.