Practice - Virtually Indexed Virtually Tagged Cache
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Practice Questions
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What is a Virtually Indexed Cache?
💡 Hint: Think about how virtual addresses affect data access.
What does TLB stand for?
💡 Hint: Recall the component that speeds up address translation.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What problem arises due to multiple virtual addresses mapping to the same physical address?
💡 Hint: This issue is related to address mapping.
True or False: VIVT caches suffer from higher latency compared to physically indexed caches.
💡 Hint: Think about how virtual addressing affects speed.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze how the synonym problem might be exacerbated in a multi-threaded application using VIVT caches. How would this affect performance?
💡 Hint: Consider how thread management interacts with cache design.
Imagine designing an operating system that frequently switches between processes. What strategies would you implement to minimize the downsides of using VIVT caches?
💡 Hint: Think about how addressing and memory allocation interacts in OS design.
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