Main Ideas For Today

• Direct Mapped Cache
• Fully Associative Cache
• Thrashing
• Cache Replacement Policies

Reading Assignment

• Null & Lobur, Chapter 6, Section 6.4.

Lecture Slides

• Class #20 - Cache Memory
  (Slides are only available for download from on-campus locations)

Web Sites Related to Today's Topic

The Fundamentals of Cache

A page that discusses cache memory, including direct, fully associative and set-associative caches.

Memory Cache Simulation

A java applet that animates the operation of cache memory. The animation will work for direct, fully associative and set associative caches.

Homework Assigned Today

Due Date: 11/25/03


1. Null & Lobur, Chapter 6: #2, #4, #9, #10.