Translation Look-aside Buffer (TLB) is
2013
Translation Look-aside Buffer (TLB) is
- A.
a cache-memory in which item to be searched is compared one-by-one with the keys
- B.
a cache-memory in which item to be searched is compared with all the keys simultaneously
- C.
an associative memory in which item to be searched is compared one-by-one with the keys
- D.
an associative memory in which item to be searched is compared with all the keys simultaneously
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Correct answer: D
The Translation Look-aside Buffer (TLB) is an associative memory, not a standard cache-memory. It performs simultaneous comparison of all keys to enable fast address translation.
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