6. While working with computer architectures, a Computer Engineer observes that when the CPU needs to access data, the access time is significantly reduced if the data is found in the cache memory rather than in the main memory. To further optimize the performance of the computing system, the engineer decides to explore various cache mapping techniques. Which of the following cache mapping techniques is NOT typically used in computer architecture for cache memory management? A) Direct-mapped cache B) Associative-mapped cache C) Sector-mapped cache D) Random-mapped cache

6. While working with computer architectures, a Computer Engineer observes that when the CPU needs to access data, the access time is significantly reduced if the data is found in the cache memory rather than in the main memory. To further optimize the performance of the computing system, the engineer decides to explore various cache mapping techniques. Which of the following cache mapping techniques is NOT typically used in computer architecture for cache memory management? A) Direct-mapped cache B) Associative-mapped cache C) Sector-mapped cache D) Random-mapped cache

Systems Architecture

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Chapter11: Operating Systems

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