Practice Page Buffering - 20.3 | 20. Belady's Anomaly | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What is page buffering?

💡 Hint: Think about how pages are managed in memory.

Question 2

Easy

Define ‘dirty page’.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to modified data.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of page buffering?

  • To increase waiting time
  • To optimize page replacement
  • To manage dirty pages

💡 Hint: Think about reducing delays.

Question 2

True or False: Page buffering waits for dirty pages to write before replacing a new page.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider efficiency in memory management.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a simple operating system that illustrates the differences between fixed and proportional allocation with a given set of processes. What outcomes do you predict?

💡 Hint: Consider how different sizes of processes affect resource needs.

Question 2

Given a scenario where several processes experience high page faults, analyze how implementing page buffering might change performance. Provide metrics for comparison.

💡 Hint: Think about the benefits of quick access to memory vs disk.

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