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Consider a direct mapped cache of size $32$ $KB$ with block size $32$ $bytes$. The $CPU$ generates $32$ $bit$ addresses. The number of bits needed for cache indexing and the number of tag bits are respectively,

1. $10, 17$
2. $10, 22$
3. $15, 17$
4. $5, 17$
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Number of blocks $= \dfrac{\text{cache size}}{\text{block size}}= \dfrac{32\text{-KB}}{32}=\text{1024-Bytes.}$

So, indexing requires $\text{10-bits}.$ Number of OFFSET bits required to access $\text{32-bit block} = 5.$
So, number of TAG bits $= 32 - 10 - 5 = 17.$

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sir if question ask like that " how many bits required to index the words present in cache" than ans would be c option.??
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@kunal ;

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Indexing is for arrays. Cache is an array of cache lines/blocks. So, we won't say "index  a word" in cache.
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@Arjun sir, This is virtually addressed cache?
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but the cache index is equal to line offset plus word offset???
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I have the same doubt as Sachin's. We usually do these calculations on physical address.