Practice Description of Fixed Allocation - 20.4.2.1 | 20. Belady's Anomaly | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What is Belady's anomaly?

💡 Hint: Think about how adding more frames might not always help performance.

Question 2

Easy

Describe fixed allocation in your own words.

💡 Hint: Consider how memory is divided among processes.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does Belady's anomaly demonstrate?

  • Increasing frames always decrease page faults
  • Increasing frames can increase page faults
  • No relation between frames and faults

💡 Hint: Think about specific algorithms like FIFO.

Question 2

Fixed allocation means?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the definitions discussed in class.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Construct a scenario with a reference string demonstrating at least 9 page faults using fixed allocation with 3 frames, and show the replacement process.

💡 Hint: Track pages and their replacements through FIFO replacement strategy.

Question 2

Analyze a case where proportional allocation could lead to thrashing if processes require more memory than available.

💡 Hint: Identify maximum allocations possible versus process needs.

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