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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is a cache hit?
💡 Hint: Think about where data is stored if it's accessed quickly.
Question 2
Easy
Define a cache miss.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if data isn't found in the cache.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What happens during a cache hit?
- Data is fetched from main memory
- Data is found in the cache
- Data retrieval fails
💡 Hint: Recall the tag and index matching process.
Question 2
True or false: A cache miss requires data retrieval from the cache.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Think about what needs to happen when data isn't available locally.
Solve and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Given a cache with 16 lines, explain how you would determine the cache line for byte address 1200 assuming 16 bytes per block.
💡 Hint: Remember the steps: Divide by block size, apply modulo to line count.
Question 2
Analyze the benefits of using a larger block size in direct mapped cache scenarios versus the potential drawbacks.
💡 Hint: Consider the factors of spatial locality versus cache pollution.
Challenge and get performance evaluation