Programmers want memory to be

and

as memory speed often shapes performance, capacity limits the size of problems that can be solve

d, and the cost ofmemory today is often the majority of computer cost.give the programmer the i llusion that main memory is nearly as fast as the top ofthe hierarchy and nearly as big and cheap as the bottom of the hierarchy

Programmers want memory to be , as memory speed often shapes performance, capacity limits the size of problems that can be solve d, and the cost of memory today is often the majority of computer cost. give the programmer the i Ilusion that main memory is nearly as fast as the top of the hierarchy and nearly as big and cheap as the bottom of the hierarchy