Practice Cache Performance Metrics - 6.7 | 6. Cache Memory and Its Impact on System Performance | Computer and Processor Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define a hit in cache performance.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens during a cache access.

Question 2

Easy

What does a miss indicate in cache memory?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the process of looking for data in memory.

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Question 1

What is a hit in cache performance?

  • Data not found in cache
  • Data found in cache
  • Data transferred to main memory

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the definition of hits.

Question 2

True or False: A miss occurs when the requested data is found in the cache.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the meaning of miss.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You have a cache system with a hit time of 4 ns, a miss penalty of 40 ns, and the cache experiences 120 hits and 80 misses out of 200 total accesses. Calculate the AMAT.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Use the formula: AMAT = Hit Time + (Miss Rate Γ— Miss Penalty).

Question 2

If a system has a hit rate of 0.85 and a corresponding miss rate of 0.15, and you know the miss penalty is 50 ns, calculate the impact on AMAT if the hit time is 5 ns.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember how miss rate and hit time factor into the AMAT.

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