Practice Virtual To Physical Address Translation (9.1.9) - Basics of Virtual Memory and Address Translation
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Virtual to Physical Address Translation

Practice - Virtual to Physical Address Translation

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Question 1 Easy

What is virtual memory?

💡 Hint: Think about how computers manage memory overflow.

Question 2 Easy

Define a page fault.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when a requested page isn't available.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of virtual memory?

A) To increase physical storage capacity.
B) To provide an illusion of more memory than available.
C) To speed up the CPU.

💡 Hint: Think about how virtual memory manages resources.

Question 2

True or False: Page faults occur when an accessed page is present in physical memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the definition of a page fault.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe a scenario where a page fault might significantly degrade system performance in a gaming application.

💡 Hint: Consider how frequently a game requires data to run smoothly.

Challenge 2 Hard

How do modern operating systems optimize virtual memory to minimize page faults?

💡 Hint: Reflect on how systems predict memory requirements.

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