The Influence of Cache Organization on E-learning Environments

• Main Author: Ayman Al-Nsour
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kassel University Press 2009-06-01
• Series: International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
• Subjects: synchronous; e-learning; fully; associative; cache; direct; mapping; set; download; upload; rates; average; network; traffic; user; latency; hit; ratio
• Online Access: http://online-journals.org/i-jet/article/view/652
• ISSN: 1863-0383

In this study, the performance of an e-learning environment is analyzed and evaluated in terms of average network traffic and upload/download rates under various cache memory organizations. In particular, we study the influence of three cache organizations, namely fully associative, direct, and set associative caches. As a result of this work, we recommend the set associative cache memory organization with the LFU replacement policy, as this led to optimal performance in e-learning environments with the highest hit ratio and upload/download rates.