Practice Block Sizes And Their Impact (8.1.7) - Lecture – 28 - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
Define the term 'Block Size'.
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Think about the amount of data handled in a single operation.
Question 2.
What does spatial locality refer to?
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Consider how we access files on our computers.
3Question 3.
What is the principle of temporal locality?
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Think about why we access the same files multiple times.
4Question 4.
True or False: A write-back cache immediately updates main memory when data is written.
- True
- False
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Consider how memory operations are managed.
Question 5.
Evaluate the impact of increasing block size in a cache for a system processing large datasets with numerous sequential accesses.
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Consider usage patterns and locality principles.
Question 6.
Design a caching strategy for a new streaming application that balances write-through and write-back policies.
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Think about the characteristics of streaming data.

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