This document contains 10 questions about memory systems and memory hierarchy for a computer architecture assignment. The questions cover topics such as performance considerations in memory, memory types and hierarchy, RAM and ROM chips, secondary storage devices, associative memory, cache memory mappings, cache initialization and write techniques, virtual memory using memory mapping tables, replacement algorithms for cache and virtual memory, and segmented page mapping.
This document contains 10 questions about memory systems and memory hierarchy for a computer architecture assignment. The questions cover topics such as performance considerations in memory, memory types and hierarchy, RAM and ROM chips, secondary storage devices, associative memory, cache memory mappings, cache initialization and write techniques, virtual memory using memory mapping tables, replacement algorithms for cache and virtual memory, and segmented page mapping.
This document contains 10 questions about memory systems and memory hierarchy for a computer architecture assignment. The questions cover topics such as performance considerations in memory, memory types and hierarchy, RAM and ROM chips, secondary storage devices, associative memory, cache memory mappings, cache initialization and write techniques, virtual memory using memory mapping tables, replacement algorithms for cache and virtual memory, and segmented page mapping.
1. Explain performance considerations in memory system?
2. What do you mean by memory? Discuss about memory hierarchy in terms of speed, size, and cost. 3. Explain RAM and ROM chips? 4. Explain the operation of any two secondary storage devices? 5. Explain the associative memory with a neat diagram? 6. Define cache memory. Explain different type of mappings from main memory to cache memory? 7. Write about cache initialization and cache write techniques. 8. Discuss the working of Virtual memory using memory mapping table. 9. Explain replacement algorithms used in both cache and virtual memory? 10. Explain segmented page mapping with the help of suitable example?