Practice Page Table Register (10.3.2) - Page Faults in Virtual Memory - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1 Easy

What is a page fault?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you try to access data that's not loaded.

Question 2 Easy

What does a page table do?

💡 Hint: Recall the mapping function.

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Question 1

What happens when a page fault occurs?

The system fetches a page from secondary storage
The system restarts
It causes a permanent error

💡 Hint: Think about where data is stored.

Question 2

True or False: A larger page size always leads to fewer page faults.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the balance between size and efficiency.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Evaluate the implications of reducing page size in a system.

💡 Hint: Consider how changing one aspect affects performance.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a replacement algorithm to improve page fault tolerance in a memory-constrained environment.

💡 Hint: Think of how user access patterns influence memory usage.

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