Problem
The access time to RAM is 200 nsec. Assume access to CAM is negligible compared to RAM access. The CAM has 8 rows, and the HIT probability is 80%. If we increase the number of rows to 16 then the probability of hit is increased to 95%.
1. What is the average RAM access time going from 8 rows to 10 rows?
2. What would be the RAM access time improvement going from 8 rows to 10 rows?