Practice Virtually Indexed Physically Tagged Cache - 15.2.6 | 15. Cache Indexing and Tagging Variations, Demand Paging | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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15.2.6 - Virtually Indexed Physically Tagged Cache

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the primary benefit of a VIPT cache compared to a traditional cache?

💡 Hint: Think about the speed of accessing data.

Question 2

Easy

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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Question 1

What is the main advantage of a VIPT cache?

  • Increased speed due to simultaneous access
  • Lower storage capacity
  • Higher cost of implementation

💡 Hint: Think about how both elements are utilized together.

Question 2

True or False: VIPT caches do not require flushing on context switches.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when one process stops and another starts.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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