Question: Consider a computer system with a 256MB cache (ignore other levels of cache), and an 8GB main memory (memory organization: 4G rows x 16 columns).
Consider a computer system with a 256MB cache (ignore other levels of cache), and an 8GB main memory (memory organization: 4G rows x 16 columns). The size of the main memory block is 256-bit (it has 16, 16-bit words). Assume that the CPU can read only a 16-bit word out of a cache block at a time. Based on the cache, main memory, and block size, show the address fields (with their various bit values) which are taken by the processor to access the following cache organizations:
(a). Direct.
(b). Fully Associative.
(c). 4-way Set Associative.
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