INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT 2 ON MEMORY ORGANIZATION F.

M-100
1. What is cache memory? Discuss write back and write through policy of cache memory? How it
increases the speed of execution of computer? what is locality of reference? Discuss each type
of locality of reference? what is hit ratio? what is hit rate? what is mss rate? what is miss
penalty? Difference between L1 cache and L2 cache? What is cache mapping? Discuss different
types of cache mapping(direct,associative,set associative) with their merits and demerits?
PROBLEM:1
A hierarchical cache main memory has the following subsystem has the following specification:
Cache access time of 160 ns
Main memory access time of 960 ns
Hit ratio of cache memory is 0.9
Cal a)Avg access time of memory system?
b)Efficiency of memory system?
PROBLEM 2
Given the following,determine the size of sub fields in the address for Direct,associative and set-
associative cache mapping scheme:
Main memory size 512MB
Cache mmory size 1MB
Address space of processsor 512 MB
Block size 128B
8 blocks in cache set 2+3+2+2+5+1+1+1+1+4+2+(3*5)+5+(3*2)


2. What is virtual memory? What are the reasons for using it? why it is called virtual? 2+2+2

3. Discuss memory hierarchy? Explain memory classification? What is RAM? Why it is called
volatile and random access memory? Difference between static RAM and DYNAMIC RAM?
Difference between volatile and non-volatile memory? What is ROM? Discuss different types of
ROM?Difference between working principal of RAM &Rom shell? 5+4+2+3+5+3+2+(4*3)+8