Practice - Discussion on Virtual Memory
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Practice Questions
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What does virtual memory provide to a computer system?
💡 Hint: Think about the advantages of not being limited to physical RAM size.
What is the function of a page table?
💡 Hint: Consider how the CPU finds where the data is stored in memory.
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What is the primary purpose of virtual memory?
💡 Hint: Consider how virtual memory allows running larger applications.
True or False: The valid bit in a page table entry indicates if the corresponding page exists in physical memory.
💡 Hint: Think about whether a program can access an invalid page.
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Given a 32-bit address space with a 4 KB page size, calculate the number of entries in the page table and the amount of physical memory needed to store the page table entries if each entry is 4 bytes long.
💡 Hint: Break down the address space into its components to find the page count.
Discuss how the implementation of a page table length register can enhance memory efficiency in a multi-process environment.
💡 Hint: Consider how dynamic allocation affects memory management.
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