Practice - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main parts of a virtual address?
💡 Hint: Think about how an address is structured.
What does the valid bit in a page table entry indicate?
💡 Hint: What would it mean if the bit is off?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the role of the valid bit in a page table entry?
💡 Hint: What does it signal if the bit is set to 0?
True or False: Segmentation allows for multiple segments within a single page table.
💡 Hint: Think about how segmentation divides memory logically.
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Challenge Problems
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A process has a virtual address space of 2 GB with a page size of 4 KB. Calculate the number of entries in its page table and the total memory required for the page table assuming each entry is 4 bytes.
💡 Hint: Use division to find number of pages, then multiply by size of each entry.
Discuss how the integration of paging into segmentation helps with memory efficiency, providing examples based on your understanding.
💡 Hint: Think about how segments and pages can work together for dynamic memory allocation.
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