Computer Sciences > GATE 2025 SET-2 > Cache Memory
For a direct-mapped cache, 4 bits are used for the tag field and 12 bits are used to index into a cache block. The size of each cache block is one byte. Assume that there is no other information stored for each cache block.
Which ONE of the following is the CORRECT option for the sizes of the main memory and the cache memory in this system (byte addressable), respectively?
A
64 KB and 4 KB
B
128 KB and 16 KB
C
64 KB and 8 KB
D
128 KB and 6 KB

Correct : b

Similar Questions

Given a computing system with two levels of cache (L1 and L2) and a main memory. The first level (L1) cache access time is 1 nanosecond (ns) and the "hit rate"...
#1462 NAT
Given a computing system with two levels of cache (L1 and L2) and a main memory. The first level (L1) cache access time is 1 nanosecond (ns) and the "hit rate"...
#1462 NAT
Consider a machine with a byte addressable main memory of 220 bytes, block size of 16 bytes and a direct mapped cache having 212 cache lines. Let the addresses...
#33 MCQ

Related Topics

No tags found

Unique Visitor Count

Total Unique Visitors

Loading......