Practice - Virtually Indexed Physically Tagged Cache
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Practice Questions
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What is the primary benefit of a VIPT cache compared to a traditional cache?
💡 Hint: Think about the speed of accessing data.
What type of addresses are used for indexing in a VIPT cache?
💡 Hint: Consider what type of address a CPU uses to access memory.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main advantage of a VIPT cache?
💡 Hint: Think about how both elements are utilized together.
True or False: VIPT caches do not require flushing on context switches.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when one process stops and another starts.
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Challenge Problems
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If a system using VIPT caches has 16 frames per page, 4 colors mapped, and a cache size of 512 KB, how would you manage synonym conflicts that arise during simultaneous accesses?
💡 Hint: Focus on how colors can enforce data locality.
Draft an algorithm to decide how to handle data access in a VIPT cache when faced with a cache miss. Include synchronization between TLB and Cache.
💡 Hint: Consider the key order of operations needed to maintain data integrity.
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