Practice - Using Hash Tables with Inverted Page Tables
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Practice Questions
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What is the main purpose of hierarchical page tables?
💡 Hint: Think about how they split the table.
Define an inverted page table in your own words.
💡 Hint: Focus on its memory tracking function.
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What do hierarchical page tables primarily achieve?
💡 Hint: Think about the benefits of dividing a single page table.
True or False: Inverted page tables store an entry for each virtual page of a process.
💡 Hint: Consider what the acronym 'inverted' implies.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a computer system using inverted page tables with minimal collisions. If the memory size is limited to 256 Mb with 4 KB pages, calculate the total number of entries possible in the inverted page table.
💡 Hint: Divide the memory size by the page size.
Design a scenario where using a hashed page table would significantly improve system performance over a conventional inverted page table.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of search speed in high-demand scenarios.
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