Q. 17 Assume that for a certain processor, a read request takes 50 nanoseconds on a
cache miss and 5 nanoseconds on a cache hit. Suppose while running a program,
it was observed that 80% of the processors read requests result in a cache hit. The
average and access time in nanoseconds is _______.
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 14
Answer: (D)
Explanation: