Memory Cache: Principles and Performance

This lecture covers the principles of memory cache, including the hierarchy of memory and storage, the trade-off between spatial and temporal locality, and the impact of data organization on algorithm performance. It also discusses the ideal memory technologies, capacity versus access time, and the concept of memory hierarchy. The instructor explains the need for memory hierarchy using cache to provide the processor with fast access to frequently used data, compensating for slower memory access times. The lecture delves into cache organization, data transfer between main memory and cache, and strategies for cache replacement when it is full.