Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
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ISBN: 9781284123036
Author: Linda Null
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 25E

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Write-through:

  • The memory content is modified immediately after changing the cache contents.
  • The above modification is done by broadcasting the modified data on different processors and their modules.
  • If similar data is found in cache block then, they are modified through the broadcasting the data.

Advantages of walk-through:

  • The data present in the memory and the cache is updated automatically.
  • Reliable and consistent data is extracted from different resources.

Disadvantages of walk-through:

  • The presence of write stalls in the Central Processing Unit (CPU) requires more time to perform the operation.
  • It decreases the speed of the processes...

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