Practice - Cache Block Management
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Practice Questions
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What is cache memory?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a temporary storage that reduces access time.
Define hit ratio.
💡 Hint: It measures how effective the cache is in serving data.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does 'hit ratio' represent?
💡 Hint: Think about what successful access means.
True or False: A cache miss occurs when data is fetched successfully from cache.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of cache miss.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a cache with 16 lines and you want to implement direct mapping with a memory of 64 blocks. Describe the mapping function.
💡 Hint: Consider how the modulus operation distributes block addresses across available lines.
If your cache has a hit ratio of 95%, calculate the miss ratio and explain its significance.
💡 Hint: Recall the relationship between hit and miss ratios.
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