The idea of a buffer is that it’s a sliding window, so to speak. It keeps in memory the parts of the movie shortly before and after the spot you’re currently at. So as the movie plays, the buffer discards earlier parts.
If it didn’t do that, the movie player would consume a ton of memory.
The idea of a buffer is that it’s a sliding window, so to speak. It keeps in memory the parts of the movie shortly before and after the spot you’re currently at. So as the movie plays, the buffer discards earlier parts.
If it didn’t do that, the movie player would consume a ton of memory.