Practice Page Table Structure (11.2.2) - Lecture – 28: Paging and Segmentation
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Page Table Structure

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Question 1 Easy

What does the valid bit in a page table entry signify?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a page is accessed.

Question 2 Easy

What are the two main components of a virtual address?

💡 Hint: Focus on how the virtual address is structured.

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Question 1

What does the valid bit indicate in a page table entry?

Indicates the address of the page frame.
Indicates the storage medium.
Indicates if the page is present in physical memory.

💡 Hint: What would happen if the bit is '0'?

Question 2

True or False: A page table can only map virtual pages to physical memory, not to disk.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember discussions about valid and invalid mapping.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Calculate how much physical memory is required for page tables if a system is running 200 processes, each with a page table size of 4MB?

💡 Hint: Multiply the number of processes by the size of a single page table.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the potential performance issues in a system with inadequate page table management strategies.

💡 Hint: Consider how processes might compete for memory.

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