Directions: The question consists of two statements, one labelled as ‘Statement (I)’ and the other labelled as ‘Statement (II)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:Statement (I):A cache is a memory unit placed between the CPU and main memory M and is used to store instructions, data or both. Statement (II):The cache’s effect is to increase the average time required to access an instruction or data word, typically to just a single-clock cycle.

• A. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I).
• B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true, but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I).
• C. Statement (I) is true, but Statement (II) is false.
• D. Statement (I) is false, but Statement (II) is true.