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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What comprises CPU time?
💡 Hint: Think about what occurs when the CPU is processing data.
Question 2
Easy
What does a page fault indicate?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to a program when it accesses memory.
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 factors determine CPU time?
- Execution cycles only
- Memory stall cycles only
- Both execution and stall cycles
💡 Hint: Consider what activities contribute to CPU time.
Question 2
True or False: A low miss rate can lead to increased effective memory access time.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between access frequency and retrieval delays.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
You have a system with a miss rate of 5% and a hit time of 80 ns. If the miss penalty is 200 ns, calculate the effective memory access time.
💡 Hint: Use the effective memory access formula discussed.
Question 2
Explain in detail how using FIFO for page replacement could lead to suboptimal performance in certain access patterns.
💡 Hint: Think about how a continuous loop in access could hinder memory efficiency.
Challenge and get performance evaluation