Practice Cache Design Considerations (7.10) - Caches

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Question 1.
What does a larger cache size generally reduce?
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Think about what happens when there is enough space to store information.
Question 2.
How does power consumption affect cache design?
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Consider what happens when machines use too much energy.
3Question 3.
What does increasing the cache size reduce?
- Latency
- Capacity Misses
- Power Consumption
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Think about what happens when you have more space available.
4Question 4.
True or False: Larger caches always result in lower access time.
- True
- False
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Recall the relationship between size and search time.
Question 5.
You are designing a cache for a high-performance computing application. Explain the trade-offs between cache size and latency you would need to consider.
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Think about how much data will be used frequently versus occasionally.
Question 6.
Given a scenario where a cache’s power consumption must be minimized, suggest and justify three feasible strategies.
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Consider how smart technology adapts to energy use during low and peak times.

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