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Author: Stan Eisenstat
Subject: Re: [Cs323] Storing Block in Cache
Date: Tuesday, 06 Oct 2020, 22:44:56


    > Message Posted By: Unknown
    >
    > When a line stores a block in cache, does that mean the line just stores
    > the block # and the offset?

No, it stores the block# and the contents of the entire
block.
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    > Also is the offset store memory location of the actual value?

The offset is the part of the memory address that
specifies which byte(s) in the block are to be read or
written.

--Stan-
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