A typical computer system is equipped with a hierarchy of memory subsystems, some internal to the system and some external.

• True

• False

With write back updates are made only in the cache

• True

• False

__________ refers to whether memory is internal or external to the computer.

• Hierarchy

• Tag

• Location

• Access

"Memory is organized into records and access must be made in a specific linear sequence" is a description of __________.

• direct access

• random access

• sequential access

• associative

individual blocks or records have a unique address based on physical location with __________

• associative

• physical access

• direct access

• sequential access

Internal memory capacity is typically expressed in terms of _________

• hertz

• nanos

• bytes

• LOR

The L1 cache is faster than the L3 cache

• True

• False

__________ is the time from the instant that an address is presented to the memory to the instant that data have been stored or made available for use.

• memory cycle time

• direct access

• transfer rate

• access time

For internal memory, the __________ is equal to the number of electrical lines into and out of the memory module.

• access time

• unit of transfer

• capacity

• memory ratio

A line includes a _________ that identifies which particular block is currently being stored

• cache

• hit

• tag

• locality