Practice - Direct Mapped Cache Organization
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Practice Questions
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What is a cache hit?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens if you look for a book and find it on your shelf.
What does the index in a memory address signify?
💡 Hint: It's like looking up a specific drawer in a filing cabinet.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of the tag in a direct mapped cache?
💡 Hint: It helps to confirm which data is indeed present in the cache.
True or False: A cache hit occurs when data must be fetched from main memory.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the required data is already stored.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate the cache output for accessing the memory address 1024 in a cache with 32 lines, where each line holds one block. How does the tag and index relate in this access?
💡 Hint: What parts of the memory address correspond to the tag and the index?
Analyze the performance of a cache with a hit rate of 75% and a miss penalty of 50 cycles. Estimate the average access time for memory requests.
💡 Hint: Think of how often you find what you need in the cache versus having to go back to the main memory.
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