Practice - Reference Bit Mechanism
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Practice Questions
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What does a reference bit signify?
💡 Hint: Think about tracking usage.
What happens to reference bits at the end of a time interval?
💡 Hint: Consider periodic updates.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does the reference bit indicate?
💡 Hint: It's about tracking access rather than physical location.
True or False: A dirty page needs to be written back to the disk before it can be replaced.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when changes are made.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a system with a page size of 4KB. If 10 pages are accessed in sequential order across three frames, compute the total number of page faults using FIFO and Clock algorithms. Show your results and comparisons.
💡 Hint: Keep track of which pages are currently in memory.
Create a scenario illustrating Belady's Anomaly with a specific reference string and demonstrate the difference in page fault rates between 3 and 4 page frames.
💡 Hint: Document which frames are replaced in each algorithm.
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