Answer / Explanation:
To properly answer this question, let us define some basic terms:
Byte: The term byte is the digital unit for information and mostly consists of eight bits. The byte used to be the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest unit of memory in many computer program
Cache: A cache can be refereed to as a software component that stores information or data for the purpose future recall. The data stored in a cache could be treated as a duplicate or a copy of a copy of another data stored elsewhere.
Now, with the understanding from the above definition, referring back to the narrative of the question asked, we have:
(1) 8 leftmost bits = tag; 5 middle bits = line number; 3 rightmost bits = byte number.
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Tag Set slot W
Memory address = 16 bits 8 5 3
(2) 256 bytes.=2^8 or
32 blocks * 8 byte = 256 byte
(3) Because two items with two different memory addresses can be stored in the same place in the cache. That is, The tag is used to distinguish between them.
(4) Line 3.
Line 6.
Line 3.
Line 21
