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Transcribed Image Text:"The main memory capacity is 256M bytes. A 2-way set associative cache contains 64kBytes and has a block size of 32Bytes. Assume the main memory is byte-addressable. Work out the address field structure and draw the diagram of the cache organization."
**Explanation:**
To work out the address field structure, follow these steps:
1. **Calculate Total Address Bits:**
- Main memory is 256M bytes.
- 256M bytes = \(2^{28}\) bytes since \(256 = 2^8\) and \(M = 2^{20}\).
- Therefore, the address bus width needs to address \(2^{28}\) addresses, which requires 28 bits.
2. **Calculate Block Offset Bits:**
- Block size is 32 bytes.
- 32 bytes = \(2^5\) bytes.
- Hence, the block offset requires 5 bits.
3. **Calculate Number of Sets:**
- The cache is 64K bytes, with each block being 32 bytes.
- 64K bytes = \(2^{16}\) bytes, and 32 bytes = \(2^5\) bytes.
- Total number of blocks = \(2^{16}\) / \(2^5\) = \(2^{11}\).
- It is a 2-way set associative cache, so:
- Number of sets = Total blocks / Associativity = \(2^{11}\) / 2 = \(2^{10}\), which is 1024 sets.
- The set index requires 10 bits.
4. **Calculate Tag Bits:**
- Total address bits = Block offset bits + Set index bits + Tag bits
- 28 = 5 + 10 + Tag bits
- Tag bits = 28 - 15 = 13 bits
Therefore, the address field structure will be:
- Tag: 13 bits
- Set index: 10 bits
- Block offset: 5 bits
**Cache Organization Diagram:**
The cache diagram will have the following segments:
1. **Tag Array:**
- Each entry in the tag array will be 13 bits wide.
- There will be 1024 sets, each set will have 2 tags (since it is 2-way).
2. **Data Array:**
- Each block in the data array will be
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