A block-set associative cache memory consists of 128 blocks divided into four block sets. The main memory consists of 16,384 blocks and each block contains 256 eight bit words. a) How many bits are required for addressing the main memory? b) How many bits are needed to represent the TAG, SET and WORD fields? c) Based on the B question, illustrate the physical address

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