Cache definition-

Cache is a temporary data which is used to speed up the performance.

Types of caching in hibernate-

1-Session Cache/First level cache in hibernate-

• First level cache is enabled by default.
• First level cache can’t be disabled.
• Objects are retrieved from current session..

2- SessionFactory Cache/Second level cache in hibernate-

• Second level cache is disabled by default.
• Second level cache is configured to use.
• Objects can be retrieved from various sessions.

Extra-Query Level cache in hibernate-

• Query Cache is used to cache the results of a query.