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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What does the 'E' in the MESI protocol stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the condition of the data in one cache only.
Question 2
Easy
Why is cache coherency needed in multicore systems?
💡 Hint: What happens if two cores are working with different data?
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does MESI stand for?
- Modified
- Exclusive
- Shared
- Invalid
- Memory
- Execute
- Synchronize
- Invalid
- Main
- Exclusive
- Shared
- Invalid
💡 Hint: Think about the terms used to describe cache behavior.
Question 2
True or False: Cache coherency is unimportant in multicore systems.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Recall the consequences of inconsistency in data.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a multi-core processor architecture that utilizes the MESI protocol. Describe how data consistency is maintained across the cores.
💡 Hint: Think about how cores interact and share data.
Question 2
Imagine a scenario without a coherency protocol. Describe the potential outcomes when Core 1 writes data to a variable that Core 2 is reading.
💡 Hint: Consider how shared data might become inconsistent.
Challenge and get performance evaluation