The Average Memory Access Time Equation (AMAT) Has Three Components $\bullet$

question 24

Essay

The Average Memory Access Time equation (AMAT) has three components: hit time, miss rate, and miss penalty. For each of the following cache optimizations, indicate which component of the AMAT equation is improved.
$\bullet$ Using a second-level cache
$\bullet$ Using a direct-mapped cache
$\bullet$ Using a 4-way set-associative cache
$\bullet$ Using a virtually-addressed cache
$\bullet$ Performing hardware pre-fetching using stream buffers
$\bullet$ Using a non-blocking cache
$\bullet$ Using larger blocks

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