Practice - Structure of Page Tables
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Practice Questions
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What is a page fault?
💡 Hint: Think of a situation when you go to fetch data that isn't available.
Define virtual memory.
💡 Hint: Consider how your computer manages multiple applications simultaneously.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What occurs during a page fault?
💡 Hint: Consider where the system looks for memory data.
True or False: Larger page sizes can lead to internal fragmentation.
💡 Hint: Think about a pizza analogy.
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Challenge Problems
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You are given a system with a page size of 8 KB and a process requiring 25 KB of memory. How many pages will the process require, and what is the potential internal fragmentation?
💡 Hint: Think about how many full pages fit into the total size required.
Explain how a system can keep track of which pages are currently loaded into memory and which are not.
💡 Hint: Consider how a simple binary flag can indicate the state of an item.
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