GATE CS 2019 — Question 11

Multiple choice 1 mark Question 11 2019

Question 11

A certain processor uses a fully associative cache of size 16 kB. The cache block size is 16 bytes. Assume that the main memory is byte addressable and uses a 32-bit address. How many bits are required for Tag and Index fields respectively in the addresses generated by the processor?

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Source: GATE 2019 Computer Science and Information Technology (question number approximate)