Practice - Trade-offs of Cache Implementations
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Practice Questions
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What is the cache miss?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you look for something that isn't there.
Define direct mapped cache.
💡 Hint: Consider the strict set of rules for placement in cache.
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What is a trade-off associated with higher cache associativity?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you have more options.
True or False: Fully associative caches are the simplest to implement.
💡 Hint: Think about how complexity increases with flexibility.
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Challenge Problems
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Discuss the impacts of implementing a 8-way set associative cache on performance compared to a direct mapped cache with the same number of total lines.
💡 Hint: Consider how increased choices may improve outcomes.
Design a cache system that uses a random replacement policy. Discuss the potential advantages and pitfalls compared to LRU.
💡 Hint: Think about the trade-offs in reliability versus ease of design.
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