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Computer Architecture & Organization
Q69 / 100
What is "cold start" versus "warm cache" in performance benchmarking?
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The correct answer is A) A "cold start" measures performance when caches are empty and data must be fetched from slower memory; "warm cache" measures performance after caches are already populated with relevant data, typically yielding faster results
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Correct Answer
A "cold start" measures performance when caches are empty and data must be fetched from slower memory; "warm cache" measures performance after caches are already populated with relevant data, typically yielding faster results
Explanation
Benchmarks often distinguish between "cold" runs (caches empty, representing first access) and "warm" runs (caches populated from repeated access), since the cache state significantly affects measured performance.
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