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What is the primary advantage of a direct mapped cache?
Reduced cache complexity
In a given sequence of address accesses, what is the primary factor that affects the number of cache misses?
Sequence pattern
What is the primary characteristic of SIMD architecture?
Executes a single instruction on multiple sets of data
What is the primary difference between MIMD and SIMD architectures?
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What is the primary advantage of MIMD architecture?
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An 8-word, ______ mapped cache is described in the question.
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The correct answer for the sequence of address accesses 24 13 24 10 8 8 is ______.
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The architecture that executes one instruction on many sets of data at a time is called ______.
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The correct answer for the sequence of address accesses 8 20 20 4 20 8 is also ______.
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The architecture that executes several instructions, operating on different sets of data at a time is called ______.
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Given an 8-word, ______ mapped cache, and the sequence of address accesses below, enter the number of misses.
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What is the name for an architecture that executes one instruction on many sets of data at a ______.
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What is the name for an architecture that executes ______ instructions, operating on different sets of data at a time?
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What is the name for an architecture that executes ______ instruction on many sets of data at a time?
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What is the name for an architecture that executes ______ instruction on one set of data at a time?
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