Practice Address Translation (6.2.3) - Memory System Organization - Computer Architecture
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Address Translation

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Question 1 Easy

What is a logical address?

💡 Hint: Think about the address used by a running program.

Question 2 Easy

What does the Valid Bit in a page table entry indicate?

💡 Hint: Consider if the data is accessible or not when thinking of the validity status.

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Question 1

What is the function of the MMU?

To convert logical addresses to physical addresses
To manage the CPU's speed
To increase RAM capacity

💡 Hint: Focus on the specific role of the MMU in the context of memory.

Question 2

True or False: The Valid Bit indicates if a page is currently loaded in physical memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about whether access to that page requires loading from disk.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a scenario where multiple programs are running and a page fault occurs. Describe how the operating system manages which page to evict and load.

💡 Hint: Think about the criteria used for choosing between pages when memory is full.

Challenge 2 Hard

If a logical address is 0x000A and the page size is 4KB, calculate the corresponding page number and offset.

💡 Hint: Recall how pages and offsets work in memory segmentation.

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