Practice Cache Organization And Operation (4.5.1) - Direct-mapped Caches: Misses, Writes and Performance
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Cache Organization and Operation

Practice - Cache Organization and Operation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is cache memory?

💡 Hint: Think about what type of memory is faster than RAM.

Question 2 Easy

Define hit ratio.

💡 Hint: What do we call it when data is found in the cache?

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Question 1

What is the purpose of cache memory?

To store data permanently
To enhance CPU data access speed
To replace main memory

💡 Hint: Think about the interaction between the CPU and different memory types.

Question 2

True or False: A higher miss ratio indicates better cache performance.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the CPU has to fetch data from slower memory.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Considering a system with a cache that has a size of 256 KB and a block size of 64 bytes, calculate the total number of blocks the cache can hold.

💡 Hint: Transform everything into the same unit before dividing.

Challenge 2 Hard

If a system has a hit ratio of 0.85, what is the miss ratio, and how does it affect performance?

💡 Hint: Consider how to find proportionate values in relation.

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