Practice Computer Organization And Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect (4.1) - Direct-mapped Caches: Misses, Writes and Performance

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Question 1.
What is SRAM?
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Think about speed versus cost.
Question 2.
Which type of memory is cheaper, SRAM or DRAM?
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Consider their access speeds and costs.
3Question 3.
Which type of memory is the fastest?
- SRAM
- DRAM
- Magnetic Disk
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Consider which memory type has the shortest delay.
4Question 4.
True or False: Cache misses occur when data is found in cache.
- True
- False
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Think about the definition of a cache miss.
Question 5.
Evaluate how the cost-performance trade-off could lead to design decisions in computer architecture.
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Consider the overall system performance requirements.
Question 6.
Illustrate the impact of a poor locality of reference on cache performance.
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Think about pattern access in programming.

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