Compare and contrast spatial locality with temporal locality.

What will be an ideal response?

Temporal locality refers to the observation that once a particular memory location has been accessed the probability that it will be accessed again is high.
Spatial locality refers to the observation that once a particular memory location is accessed the probability that locations in close proximity to that location will be accessed is high

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A) vertical scroll bar. B) spin arrows. C) align menu. D) horizontal scroll bar.

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Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. If, in a class, one uses the keyword public:, it affects only the member that immediately follows the keyword public, making this member accessible to any other function defined anywhere. 2. There is no access to private members of a class by any function defined outside the class.

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