Practice Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect - 4.1 | 4. Direct-mapped Caches: Misses, Writes and Performance | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

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What is SRAM?

💡 Hint: Think about speed versus cost.

Question 2

Easy

Which type of memory is cheaper, SRAM or DRAM?

💡 Hint: Consider their access speeds and costs.

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Question 1

Which type of memory is the fastest?

  • SRAM
  • DRAM
  • Magnetic Disk

💡 Hint: Consider which memory type has the shortest delay.

Question 2

True or False: Cache misses occur when data is found in cache.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the definition of a cache miss.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Evaluate how the cost-performance trade-off could lead to design decisions in computer architecture.

💡 Hint: Consider the overall system performance requirements.

Question 2

Illustrate the impact of a poor locality of reference on cache performance.

💡 Hint: Think about pattern access in programming.

Challenge and get performance evaluation