Question 1

Consider a memory organised into 8K rows, and that it takes 4 cycles to complete a read operation. Then the refresh overhead of the chip is _________

Accepted Answer

A) 0.0021 
B) 0.0038 
C) 0.0064 
D) 0.0128 B

Question 2

The approach where the memory contents are transferred directly to the processor from the memory is called _________

Accepted Answer

A) Read-later 
B) Read-through 
C) Early-start 
D) None of the mentioned C

Question 3

The reason for the implementation of the cache memory is _________

Accepted Answer

A) To increase the internal memory of the system 
B) The difference in speeds of operation of the processor and memory 
C) To reduce the memory access and cycle time 
D) All of the mentioned B

Question 4

The correspondence between the main memory blocks and those in the cache is given by _________

Accepted Answer

A) Hash function 
B) Mapping function 
C) Locale function 
D) Assign function

Question 5

The algorithm to remove and place new contents into the cache is called _________

Accepted Answer

A) Replacement algorithm 
B) Renewal algorithm 
C) Updation 
D) None of the mentioned

Exam 2: Understanding Cache Memory and Its Implementation

Consider a memory organised into 8K rows, and that it takes 4 cycles to complete a read operation. Then the refresh overhead of the chip is _________

The approach where the memory contents are transferred directly to the processor from the memory is called _________

The reason for the implementation of the cache memory is _________

The correspondence between the main memory blocks and those in the cache is given by _________

The algorithm to remove and place new contents into the cache is called _________