Practice - Block Sizes and Their Impact
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Practice Questions
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Define the term 'Block Size'.
💡 Hint: Think about the amount of data handled in a single operation.
What does spatial locality refer to?
💡 Hint: Consider how we access files on our computers.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the principle of temporal locality?
💡 Hint: Think about why we access the same files multiple times.
True or False: A write-back cache immediately updates main memory when data is written.
💡 Hint: Consider how memory operations are managed.
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Challenge Problems
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Evaluate the impact of increasing block size in a cache for a system processing large datasets with numerous sequential accesses.
💡 Hint: Consider usage patterns and locality principles.
Design a caching strategy for a new streaming application that balances write-through and write-back policies.
💡 Hint: Think about the characteristics of streaming data.
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