Cache Associativity

Cache associativity is a property of the cache which decides how many different memory blocks can be stored in a cache line. In this OpenGenus article, we shall classify caches on the basis of their associativity property into 4 main categories:- Direct Mapped, 2-Way Set Associative, 4-Way Set Associative and Fully Associative.

Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of computer memory and knowledge of the concepts in this article- Types of Cache Misses

Please note that in this OpenGenus article, you ma...