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Simulators

Cache simulator

Each address is split into tag, set and offset bits, looked up, and either hits or is loaded, throwing out the least recently used block when its set is full.

The simulator

Cache simulator: how to use it

Choose the number of lines, the block size and the associativity (direct-mapped, set-associative or fully associative), then type your own list of addresses.

Lessons that use it

  • Cache memory (Architecture)How a cache finds data: blocks, direct-mapped and set-associative placement, the tag, index and offset bits of an address, replacement and write policies.

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