Database System Concepts
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Consider a 32-bit computer using byte-addressable memory accessing different types of cache. Each cache consists of 256 blocks with one 32-bit word per block. Specify how many bits are used for the tag, index or set, and byte offset for each type of cache listed in the table below.
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