Practice Locality Of Reference (6.3.2) - Memory System Organization - Computer Architecture
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Locality of Reference

Practice - Locality of Reference

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Question 1 Easy

Define temporal locality.

💡 Hint: Focus on 'recently accessed memory'.

Question 2 Easy

What is spatial locality?

💡 Hint: Think about how arrays store data.

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Question 1

What is temporal locality?

Accessing the same location frequently over time
Accessing contiguous memory locations
Accessing random memory locations

💡 Hint: Focus on what makes recently accessed data likely to be accessed again soon.

Question 2

True or False: Spatial locality implies that if a memory location is accessed, nearby locations will also be accessed soon.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how data structures like arrays store elements.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A program accesses memory locations in a predictable cyclic manner. Describe how exploiting locality of reference in a cache could significantly improve performance.

💡 Hint: Relate your answer to the concepts of cache hits and misses.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given an array of integers accessed in a loop, evaluate how locality of reference could impact cache performance in sorting algorithms. Discuss potential design considerations.

💡 Hint: Think about how data is structured in memory during the operations.

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