Practice - Reference Byte Mechanism
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Practice Questions
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What is a reference bit?
💡 Hint: Think about how we track usage of pages.
Explain FIFO in page replacement.
💡 Hint: This method prioritizes age, not usage.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the reference bit indicate?
💡 Hint: How does the operating system keep track of active memory usage?
True or False: The FIFO page replacement strategy is the most efficient method.
💡 Hint: Think about the principles of page replacement.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a scenario that demonstrates Belady's anomaly with specific memory access patterns.
💡 Hint: Use a simple sequence with predictable page accesses.
Critically analyze the performance differences between the reference byte mechanism and direct LRU implementations. What are the key trade-offs?
💡 Hint: Consider the hardware limitations against performance optimization.
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