Practice Cache Misses (6.3.2) - Memory

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Question 1.
What is a cache miss?
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Think about what it means for the CPU and how it retrieves data.
Question 2.
Name one type of cache miss.
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Consider the situations in which data might not be found in the cache.
3Question 3.
What is a cache miss?
- Data found in cache
- Data not found in cache
- Data loaded faster than expected
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Consider what happens when the data is missing.
4Question 4.
True or False: A compulsory miss occurs the first time data is accessed.
- True
- False
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Remember the definition of compulsory miss.
Question 5.
Suppose you have a cache with 4 slots storing data items A, B, C, and D. If E is accessed next and the cache uses LRU replacement policy, which item will be replaced?
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Consider which items were used before E.
Question 6.
In a scenario where conflict misses are common, propose a strategy to minimize these misses based on cache design.
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Think about how you might reorganize data placement.

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