Practice Protection and Management in Page Tables - 10.4 | 10. Page Faults in Virtual Memory | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

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What is a page fault?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you try to access data that isn't currently loaded.

Question 2

Easy

Define a page table.

💡 Hint: Consider how virtual addresses connect to physical storage.

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Question 1

What happens when a page fault occurs?

  • Data is retrieved from cache
  • Data is retrieved from secondary storage
  • Data is retrieved from main memory

💡 Hint: Consider which storage is slower than main memory.

Question 2

True or False: Larger page sizes always lead to better performance without downsides.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the balance between size and memory utilization.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a scenario where an application runs out of memory, analyze how adjusting page sizes could potentially mitigate this issue.

💡 Hint: Consider trade-offs in optimizing memory management.

Question 2

Design an efficient page replacement algorithm focusing on minimizing page faults while managing limited physical memory.

💡 Hint: Think about how you can predict future page usage.

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