Practice - Protection of Program's Physical Address Space
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What is virtual memory?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a way for programs to use more memory than they have.
What does a page fault indicate?
💡 Hint: Relate it to the concept of fetching data from secondary storage.
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What is the main function of the Memory Management Unit?
💡 Hint: It deals with the relationship between virtual and physical addresses.
True or False: A page fault occurs when a virtual address is accessed that resides in physical memory.
💡 Hint: Think about when a fault occurs in this context.
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How would a computer system handle multiple page faults when running several large programs?
💡 Hint: Consider the strategies the OS employs under memory pressure.
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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