Practice Example of Page Table Calculation - 12.4 | 12. Hierarchical Page Tables | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

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What is the purpose of hierarchical page tables?

💡 Hint: Think about how they might manage larger virtual addresses.

Question 2

Easy

Define segmentation in memory management.

💡 Hint: Consider how different types of data might require different handling.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is a primary benefit of hierarchical page tables?

  • They create a single page table.
  • They allow efficient mapping for larger address spaces.
  • They eliminate the need for paging.

💡 Hint: Think about how they differentiate from a single large table.

Question 2

True or False: Inverted page tables store an entry for each process.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Reflect on how they reduce memory usage.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a memory management structure for a computer with 64-bit address space and discuss the use of both segmented and hierarchical page tables.

💡 Hint: Think about how segments would serve different data types.

Question 2

Analyze the efficiency of lookup times between traditional and inverted page tables in a system handling multiple processes.

💡 Hint: Consider the balance between memory usage and access speed.

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