Practice - Introduction to Virtual Memory
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Practice Questions
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Define virtual memory.
💡 Hint: Think about how it makes programs think they have more memory.
What is a page fault?
💡 Hint: What happens if the data isn't in memory?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does virtual memory allow a computer to do?
💡 Hint: Think about how it improves memory management.
True or False: A page fault occurs when a program accesses data in RAM.
💡 Hint: What happens if the required data is not in memory?
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Challenge Problems
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You are designing a system where virtual memory must efficiently manage multiple processes with varying memory demands. Discuss your design choices and how you would handle page faults.
💡 Hint: Think about how the system may prioritize active processes.
Illustrate the effects of increasing physical memory size on page faults and address translation efficiency.
💡 Hint: Consider how memory usage patterns may affect this analysis.
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