Cache Memory Example Question:

A byte-addressable computer has a small data cache capable of holding eight 32-bit words. Each cache line consists of two 32-bit word. When a given program is executed, the processor reads data sequentially from the following hexadecimal addresses:
500, 514, 328, 33C, 444, 2F0, 200, 324, 518, 33C, 444, 4F4
This pattern is repeated two times.

The cache is initially empty. Show the contents of the cache at the end of each pass through the loop if a direct-mapped cache is used and compute the hit rate.

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