Assume a Cache is of 64KByte. The Cache line / Block size is 4 Bytes. Main memory of 16MBytes. (a) How many cache lines are needed ? (b) How many memory blocks are needed ? (c) How many blocks will map to the same line ?

Assume a Cache is of 64KByte. The Cache line / Block size is 4 Bytes. Main memory of 16MBytes. (a) How many cache lines are needed ? (b) How many memory blocks are needed ? (c) How many blocks will map to the same line ?

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