Practice - Users' Programs and Operating System Protection
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Practice Questions
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What is virtual memory?
💡 Hint: Think about how processes manage memory beyond the physical limits.
Define a page fault.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when data isn't immediately accessible.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does virtual memory allow an operating system to do?
💡 Hint: Think about the benefits of running many applications simultaneously.
True or False: A page fault means the required data is already in physical memory.
💡 Hint: Reflect on what a page fault signifies when accessing data.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze a system with limited physical memory. Explain what happens when multiple processes attempt to run beyond the physical limits, and how virtual memory mitigates this issue.
💡 Hint: Consider how virtual memory creates the illusion of larger memory.
Create a diagram illustrating the flow from a virtual memory address generation to its physical memory counterpart. Label each step in the address translation process.
💡 Hint: Think about how each component interacts in memory management.
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