computer architecture

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  • Know the memory hierarchy and why it so useful.
  • Explain how data is stored on a magnetic disk (track, cylinder, platter, sector).
  • Explain how data is retrieved from a magnetic disk.
  • Know the function and location of cache memory
  • Explain the tag in a cache line. Explain why there are multiple bytes in each cache line.
  • Know how to store and retrieve data from a fully associative cache
  • Know how to store and retrieve data from a directly mapped cache
  • Explain some advantages and disadvantages of each type of cache
  • Explain the different cache replacement policies
  • Given a trace of memory references, calculate a cache hit ratio.
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