Direct-Mapped Cache Tag Field Size Calculation | GATE CS 2021 Set 1 Question 22

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Consider a computer system with a byte-addressable primary memory of size 232 bytes. Assume the computer system has a direct-mapped cache of size 32 KB (1 KB = 210 bytes), and each cache block is of size 64 bytes. The size of the tag field is _______ bits.

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