Practice Write Policies (6.6) - Cache Memory and Its Impact on System Performance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a Write-Through policy?

💡 Hint: Think about how consistency is kept between the two.

Question 2 Easy

Name one advantage of Write-Back.

💡 Hint: Consider how often data is accessed.

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Question 1

What is the main advantage of Write-Through?

Reduced memory traffic
Data consistency
High latency

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to your data after you write it.

Question 2

True or False: Write-Back only updates main memory when data is evicted from the cache.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how data flow happens in this method.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a cache system implementing Write-Back. Describe the control logic needed to prevent data inconsistency.

💡 Hint: Focus on how data status is monitored in the cache.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a cache model that balances between Write-Through and Write-Back policies for a mixed workload. Outline its features.

💡 Hint: Consider how different data types may require different handling approaches.

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