Practice Temporal Locality (2.5.1) - Basics of Memory and Cache Part 2
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Practice - Temporal Locality

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Question 1 Easy

Define temporal locality in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about repeated tasks in programming.

Question 2 Easy

What type of memory is used for cache?

💡 Hint: Recall the types of RAM mentioned in class.

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Question 1

What does temporal locality refer to?

A. Access patterns in data networks
B. Recently accessed items being accessed again
C. The speed of computer memory

💡 Hint: Think of programming tasks that repeat actions.

Question 2

True or False: DRAM is faster than SRAM.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the characteristics of each memory type.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a cache system based on a given set of access patterns. Explain how your design utilizes temporal locality.

💡 Hint: Analyze data access patterns carefully and consider usage frequencies.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate a situation where a large dataset is frequently accessed without proper caching mechanisms. Describe potential performance drawbacks.

💡 Hint: Think about the time taken to retrieve data from memory versus cache.

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