In hierarchy M1->M2
0.97 Hit => 2x0.97 = 1.94 ns
M2 is not accessed in case of hit
0.03 Miss => 0.03x100 = 3ns (miss rate x miss penalty)

Total = 4.94ns

+1 to Aditya

so the average access time is = hit + miss = 1.94 + 100.06

On 9 August 2011 08:11, Raman <[email protected]> wrote:

> For ques 3, remember that context switch is useful in 3 situations :
>  1. Multitasking (when CPU is to be switched among processes(usually
> preemptive))
>  2. Interrupt Handling (different from interrupt servicing) - In this, CPU
> requests for a service (eg read from a disk) but doesnt wait for it to
> complete. On the other hand, it continues to perform sm othr task after
> sendin the req. With the help of interrupt handlers, later the CPU is
> interrupted when the task is over. Thus it req context switch
>  3. Switch from user and kernel modes (though this varies with OS)
>
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