Practice - Cache Miss and Mapping Function
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Practice Questions
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What happens during a cache hit?
💡 Hint: Think about when the data you need is already in place.
Define a cache miss.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if you need something labeled but it's missing.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a cache hit?
💡 Hint: If the data you want is in the cache, that's a hit.
Which part of a memory address does the cache index use?
💡 Hint: Think about how you find the location of a physical object.
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Challenge Problems
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If a cache has 32 lines and an address accesses data that fails to map directly into any line, how would the system decide which line to replace?
💡 Hint: Understand how caches manage storage.
Calculate the tag bits required for a cache with 256 lines, if the total memory address is 32 bits.
💡 Hint: Break down the address into index and offset parts.
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