For a direct-mapped cache design with a 32-bit address, the following bits of the address are used to access the cache. We assume that each word has 4 bytes. How many entries does the cache have? Tag Index Offset Block offset Byte offset 31–12 11-6 5-2 1-0
For a direct-mapped cache design with a 32-bit address, the following bits of the address are used to access the cache. We assume that each word has 4 bytes. How many entries does the cache have? Tag Index Offset Block offset Byte offset 31–12 11-6 5-2 1-0
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![For a direct-mapped cache design with a 32-bit address, the following bits of
the address are used to access the cache. We assume that each word has 4 bytes.
How many entries does the cache have?
Tag
Index
Offset
Block offset | Byte offset
31–12 11-6
5-2
1-0](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3fef10b2-ab8d-448b-b3e2-c34fc6bf6779%2F064c79e4-89d1-4c88-8331-0786d1f163f3%2Fncr1zzb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:For a direct-mapped cache design with a 32-bit address, the following bits of
the address are used to access the cache. We assume that each word has 4 bytes.
How many entries does the cache have?
Tag
Index
Offset
Block offset | Byte offset
31–12 11-6
5-2
1-0
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