Interview Question for Software Engineer / Developers






Comment hidden because of low score. Click to expand.
1
of 1 vote

Bigger cache increases hit time,which will make the access slow for the already present element in cache,but it reduces miss rate as more of data can be put into the cache.
Smaller cache have a less hit time hence,hence can operate fast.but it increases miss rate as less data can be accompanied in cache.

To utilize the benefits of both caches systems have 2 level cache L1(smaller) and L2(bigger)

- wolverine October 20, 2009 | Flag Reply
Comment hidden because of low score. Click to expand.
0
of 0 vote

Bigger the cache,more time to access through it but more data could be stored as well

- code_pro March 15, 2009 | Flag Reply
Comment hidden because of low score. Click to expand.
0
of 0 vote

wolverine good answer

- Learner July 02, 2011 | Flag Reply


Add a Comment
Name:

Writing Code? Surround your code with {{{ and }}} to preserve whitespace.

Books

is a comprehensive book on getting a job at a top tech company, while focuses on dev interviews and does this for PMs.

Learn More

Videos

CareerCup's interview videos give you a real-life look at technical interviews. In these unscripted videos, watch how other candidates handle tough questions and how the interviewer thinks about their performance.

Learn More

Resume Review

Most engineers make critical mistakes on their resumes -- we can fix your resume with our custom resume review service. And, we use fellow engineers as our resume reviewers, so you can be sure that we "get" what you're saying.

Learn More

Mock Interviews

Our Mock Interviews will be conducted "in character" just like a real interview, and can focus on whatever topics you want. All our interviewers have worked for Microsoft, Google or Amazon, you know you'll get a true-to-life experience.

Learn More