Computer Organization Questions and Answers – Cache Miss and Hit

This set of Computer Organization and Architecture Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Cache Miss and Hit”.

1. The main memory is structured into modules each with its own address register called ______
a) ABR
b) TLB
c) PC
d) IR
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2. When consecutive memory locations are accessed only one module is accessed at a time.
a) True
b) False
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3. In memory interleaving, the lower order bits of the address is used to _____________
a) Get the data
b) Get the address of the module
c) Get the address of the data within the module
d) None of the mentioned
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4. The number successful accesses to memory stated as a fraction is called as _____
a) Hit rate
b) Miss rate
c) Success rate
d) Access rate
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5. The number failed attempts to access memory, stated in the form of a fraction is called as _________
a) Hit rate
b) Miss rate
c) Failure rate
d) Delay rate
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6. In associative mapping during LRU, the counter of the new block is set to ‘0’ and all the others are incremented by one, when _____ occurs.
a) Delay
b) Miss
c) Hit
d) Delayed hit
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7. In LRU, the referenced blocks counter is set to’0′ and that of the previous blocks are incremented by one and others remain same, in the case of ______
a) Hit
b) Miss
c) Delay
d) None of the mentioned
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8. If hit rates are well below 0.9, then they’re called as speedy computers.
a) True
b) False
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9. The extra time needed to bring the data into memory in case of a miss is called as __________
a) Delay
b) Propagation time
c) Miss penalty
d) None of the mentioned
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10. The miss penalty can be reduced by improving the mechanisms for data transfer between the different levels of hierarchy.
a) True
b) False
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