Practice - Cache Indexing and Tagging Variations, Demand Paging
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Practice Questions
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What is a cache hit?
💡 Hint: Think of where the CPU looks first for data.
Explain what aliasing is.
💡 Hint: Consider how two processes might reference the same piece of data.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a cache hit?
💡 Hint: Remember where the CPU checks first.
True or False: Aliasing can cause data inconsistency.
💡 Hint: Think of how multiple processes can reference the same data.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze a scenario in which a TLB miss occurs when trying to access a cached item. What are the cascading effects on performance?
💡 Hint: Consider how repeated data access from main memory affects processing speed.
Imagine designing a cache for a system with strict latency requirements. What strategies could be employed to minimize the impact of TLB misses?
💡 Hint: Think about hardware versus software solutions.
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