Practice Protection of Program's Physical Address Space - 9.1.3 | 9. Basics of Virtual Memory and Address Translation | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What is virtual memory?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a way for programs to use more memory than they have.

Question 2

Easy

What does a page fault indicate?

💡 Hint: Relate it to the concept of fetching data from secondary storage.

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Question 1

What is the main function of the Memory Management Unit?

  • To manage the CPU
  • Translate virtual addresses to physical addresses
  • Allocate physical memory

💡 Hint: It deals with the relationship between virtual and physical addresses.

Question 2

True or False: A page fault occurs when a virtual address is accessed that resides in physical memory.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about when a fault occurs in this context.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

How would a computer system handle multiple page faults when running several large programs?

💡 Hint: Consider the strategies the OS employs under memory pressure.

Question 2

Can you illustrate the impact of paging on system performance? Discuss both pros and cons.

💡 Hint: Think about how frequent page faults might affect performance.

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