A computer of 32 bits has a cache memory of 64 KB with a cache line size of 64 bytes. The cache access time is 20 ns, and the miss penalty is 120 ns. The cache is 2-way associative.a) What is the number of cache lines?b) What is the number of cache sets?c) What is the number of lines per set?d) Draw a scheme of this cache.e) Calculate the time to read a word in case of miss. 5. A computer of 32 bits has a cache memory of64 KB with a cache line size of 64 bytes. Thecache access time is 20 ns, and the miss penaltyis 120 ns. The cache is 2-way associative.a) What is the number of cache lines?b) What is the number of cache sets?c) What is the number of lines per set?d) Draw a scheme of this cache.e) Calculate the time to read a word in case ofmiss.

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A computer of 32 bits has a cache memory of 64 KB with a cache line size of 64 bytes. The cache access time is 20 ns, and the miss penalty is 120 ns. The cache is 2-way associative. a) What is the number of cache lines? b) What is the number of cache sets? c) What is the number of lines per set? d) Draw a scheme of this cache. e) Calculate the time to read a word in case of miss.

A computer of 32 bits has a cache memory of 64 KB with a cache line size of 64 bytes. The cache access time is 20 ns, and the miss penalty is 120 ns. The cache is 2-way associative. a) What is the number of cache lines? b) What is the number of cache sets? c) What is the number of lines per set? d) Draw a scheme of this cache. e) Calculate the time to read a word in case of miss.

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