When a cache block has been modified since being read from main memory?

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Carmen Whitney

20 August, 22:16

When a cache block has been modified since being read from main memory?

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Mohammed Shaw · Answer 1

When a cache block has been modified since being read from main memory the dirty bit is set.

in computer terms, dirty bit is a corresponding block of memory which stays within the memory system after the processor is done to modify this memory. Cache blocking is one of the processes needed for the modification.

Zechariah · Answer 2

When a cache block has been modified since being read from main memory the dirty bit is set.