More than one word are put in one cache block to
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More than one word are put in one cache block to
Answer: B. exploit the spatial locality of reference in a program — More than one word is placed in a cache block to exploit spatial locality. Programs usually access nearby memory locations together, so fetching adjacent…
- A.
exploit the temporal locality of reference in a program
- B.
exploit the spatial locality of reference in a program
- C.
reduce the miss penalty
- D.
none of these
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Correct answer: B
More than one word is placed in a cache block to exploit spatial locality.
Programs usually access nearby memory locations together, so fetching adjacent words increases the chance of cache hits.
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