Practice Introduction To Page Table Length Register (12.1.1) - Hierarchical Page Tables
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Introduction to Page Table Length Register

Practice - Introduction to Page Table Length Register

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the Page Table Length Register?

💡 Hint: Think about how memory management systems track sizes.

Question 2 Easy

What is a hierarchical page table?

💡 Hint: Consider how this affects memory segmentation.

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Question 1

What does the Page Table Length Register do?

Tracks physical memory
Controls page table size
Stores virtual addresses

💡 Hint: It’s a key component in memory management.

Question 2

True or False: Inverted page tables can lead to increased search times for address resolutions.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how the structure of page tables affects searches.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Using a 3-level page table structure with 64-bit addressing, estimate the size of a page table in terms of entries when the page size is 4KB.

💡 Hint: Consider how many bits are used for each table and the total address space.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how the shift from traditional page tables to hashed and inverted page tables might impact system performance. Analyze with examples.

💡 Hint: Reflect on memory allocation and addressing speed.

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