Practice Cache Organization Overview (3.5.1) - Direct Mapped Cache Organization

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Question 1.
What is a cache hit?
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Think about how the CPU retrieves data.
Question 2.
What does the cache line index represent?
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Consider how addresses are stored.
3Question 3.
What is a cache hit?
- Data found in the cache
- Data not found in the cache
- Data retrieval from disk
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Think about data accessibility.
4Question 4.
True or False: Every time a cache miss occurs, data is loaded from the CPU.
- True
- False
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Consider the sources of data.
Question 5.
Imagine a cache system that has 16 lines, with each line able to hold 8 words. If a memory card contains 128 words, how would you plan the cache organization?
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Determine how the memory will be divided among the lines.
Question 6.
Given that a program makes repeated calls to certain memory addresses leading to both hits and misses, how would you optimize cache performance?
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Think about the patterns of data usage.

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