Practice - Indexing into Segment Table
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Practice Questions
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What is a virtual address?
💡 Hint: Remember it consists of two components.
What does the valid bit in a page table indicate?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a legality check.
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What is the primary function of the page table?
💡 Hint: Think about the process of translating addresses.
True or False: A valid bit of '0' means the page is present in physical memory.
💡 Hint: Recall the legal implication of the valid bit.
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Challenge Problems
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An application uses a virtual memory space of 10 GB with a 4 KB page size. Calculate the entries in the page table and discuss the memory implications.
💡 Hint: Use the formula: Number of bytes in virtual space/page size.
Design a hybrid memory management technique that leverages both paging and segmentation for multimedia applications. Explain your rationale.
💡 Hint: Consider how different media are accessed differently.
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