摘要 |
A computer comprises a CPU (11), a memory store (12) and a cache comprising a cache memory (17) and a cache controller (16), the CPU (11) being capable of receiving from a memory store (12), or from the cache memory (17), elements of data each arranged as a plurality of words of data associated with a common address, the cache controller (16) inherently only being capable of handling elements of data arranged as a single word of data and an associated address, there being provided a state machine to enable the cache controller (16) to handle elements of data each arranged as a plurality of words of data associated with a common address.
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