GATE CSE 2021 CS Q27: Computer Organization and Architecture

Assume a two-level inclusive cache hierarchy, L1 and L2, where L2 is the larger of the two. Consider the following statements.

: Read misses in a write through L1 cache do not result in writebacks of dirty lines to the L2.

: Write allocate policy must be used in conjunction with write through caches and no-write allocate policy is used with writeback caches.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Your answerChoose one option.

is true and

is false

is false and

is true

is true and

is true

is false and

is false

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