A block direct mapping cache has lineslot that contains 4


PROBLEM 1

A block direct mapping cache has line/slot that contains 4 words of data. The cache size is 16k line. Main memory contains 16k blocks of 128 byte each.

a) What is the total capacity of main memory in Mbytes?

b) How many bits are used for main memory address?

c) How many bits for words in cache?

d) How many bits for lines/slots in cache?

e) Draw the format for main memory address by specifying the size of tag, line/slot and word?

PROBLEM 2

A block direct mapping cache has lines/slot that contains 4 words of data. The cache size is 64 k line and the main memory capacity is 16Mbytes.

a) How many bits are used for memory address?

b) How many bits for words in cache?

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