Practice Cache Organization Overview (3.5.1) - Direct Mapped Cache Organization
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Cache Organization Overview

Practice - Cache Organization Overview

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Question 1 Easy

What is a cache hit?

💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU retrieves data.

Question 2 Easy

What does the cache line index represent?

💡 Hint: Consider how addresses are stored.

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Question 1

What is a cache hit?

Data found in the cache
Data not found in the cache
Data retrieval from disk

💡 Hint: Think about data accessibility.

Question 2

True or False: Every time a cache miss occurs, data is loaded from the CPU.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the sources of data.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Imagine a cache system that has 16 lines, with each line able to hold 8 words. If a memory card contains 128 words, how would you plan the cache organization?

💡 Hint: Determine how the memory will be divided among the lines.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given that a program makes repeated calls to certain memory addresses leading to both hits and misses, how would you optimize cache performance?

💡 Hint: Think about the patterns of data usage.

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