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The main memory of a computer has $2$ $cm$ blocks while the cache has $2c$ blocks. If the cache uses the set associative mapping scheme with $2$ blocks per set, then block $k$ of the main memory maps to the set:

1. $(k$ $mod$ $m)$ of the cache
2. $(k$ $mod$ $c)$ of the cache
3. $(k$ $mod$ $2c)$ of the cache
4. $(k$ $mod$ $2 cm)$ of the cache
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Number of cache blocks $= 2c$

Number of sets in cache $=\dfrac{2c}{2}=c$ since each set has $2$ blocks. Now, a block of
main memory gets mapped to a set (associativity of $2$ just means there are space for
$2$ memory blocks in a cache set), and we have $2\,cm$ blocks being mapped to $c$ sets.
So, in each set $2m$ different main memory blocks can come and block $k$ of
main memory will be mapped to $k \ mod \ c.$
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Answer should be (k mod c)
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That was a silly mistake. Thanks :)
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great explanation arjun sir
Cache set no=(Main memory block no.) mod  (Total sets in cache)
total sets in cache=(total blocks in cache)/(total blocks in set)=(2c)/(2)=c
cache se no=(k) mod (c)=k mod c
K(bolck no.) mod c(no of set)