Practice Cache Design Considerations - 7.10 | 7. Caches | Computer Architecture
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7.10 - Cache Design Considerations

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does a larger cache size generally reduce?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens when there is enough space to store information.

Question 2

Easy

How does power consumption affect cache design?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens when machines use too much energy.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does increasing the cache size reduce?

  • Latency
  • Capacity Misses
  • Power Consumption

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens when you have more space available.

Question 2

True or False: Larger caches always result in lower access time.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the relationship between size and search time.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

You are designing a cache for a high-performance computing application. Explain the trade-offs between cache size and latency you would need to consider.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how much data will be used frequently versus occasionally.

Question 2

Given a scenario where a cache’s power consumption must be minimized, suggest and justify three feasible strategies.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how smart technology adapts to energy use during low and peak times.

Challenge and get performance evaluation