Generate a series of read requests that have a lower miss rate on a 2 KB 2-way set associative cache than the cache listed in the table. Identify one possible solution that would make the cache listed in the table have an equal or lower miss rate than the 2 KB cache. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a solution.

There are many different design parameters that are important to a cache’s overall performance. The table below lists parameters for different direct-mapped cache designs.

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a. b. Cache Data Size 32 KB 32 KB Cache Block Size 2 words 4 words Cache Access Time 1 cycle 2 cycle