Evict buffer is used in:
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Evict buffer is used in:
- A.
Write-through accesses
- B.
Write-back accesses
- C.
Both A and B
- D.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
An evict buffer temporarily holds dirty cache blocks that are being replaced and must be written back to memory. Hence it is used with write-back accesses.