Practice - Spatial Locality
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Practice Questions
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What is spatial locality?
💡 Hint: Think about accessing array elements in a sequence.
Define temporal locality.
💡 Hint: Consider loops and function calls.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of locality involves accessing the same instructions multiple times in a loop?
💡 Hint: Consider which type involves repetition.
True or False: Spatial locality means accessing data that is far apart in memory.
💡 Hint: Think about how arrays are accessed.
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Challenge Problems
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You are designing a new computer system. Explain how you would utilize the concepts of spatial and temporal locality in your architecture to minimize access times.
💡 Hint: Think about how data is accessed in real applications.
Given a scenario where your cache miss rate is high, suggest strategies to improve it based on the principles of locality.
💡 Hint: Consider access patterns and how the program accesses data.
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