Practice - Page Faults in Virtual Memory
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Practice Questions
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What happens during a page fault?
💡 Hint: Consider what occurs when requested data is not available.
Why do larger page sizes potentially reduce page faults?
💡 Hint: Think about the impact on data locality.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What occurs during a page fault?
💡 Hint: Think about where the data needs to come from when it's not in RAM.
True or False: Larger page sizes always reduce page faults.
💡 Hint: Analyze both sides of using larger page sizes.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a system with 8KB page sizes handling a 34KB allocation for a process. How many pages will be required, and what is the internal fragmentation in this case?
💡 Hint: Calculate the total pages needed based on the allocation and size.
Discuss the implications of using smaller page sizes in a system with high volatility in data access patterns. What strategies could mitigate performance impacts?
💡 Hint: Think about trade-offs between size and performance.
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