A set-associative cache has a block size of four 16-bit words and a se

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A set-associative cache has a block size of four 16-bit words and a set size of 2. The cache can accommodate a total of 4096 words. The main memory size that is cacheable is 64K 32 bits. Design the cache structure and show how the processor’s addresses are interpreted.

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