Practice Recap Of Last Class (18.2.1) - Page Replacement Algorithms - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What does a virtually indexed cache use for indexing?
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Think about the type of addresses we often refer to in programming.
Question 2.
Define cold misses.
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Consider what happens when a cache is empty.
3Question 3.
What is the main advantage of using a virtually indexed cache?
- Reduced latency
- Increased complexity
- Higher cost
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What happens when an operation can skip an extra step?
4Question 4.
True or False: Cold misses are generally beneficial for cache performance.
- True
- False
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What kind of misses slow things down?
Question 5.
Evaluate how various page replacement algorithms might deal with cold misses in relation to context switching.
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Consider how different strategies prioritize cached data.
Question 6.
Analyze a scenario involving two processes using the same virtual address mapped to different physical addresses and describe how it could cause the cache to malfunction.
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Think about how memory management ensures reliability.

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