Practice Virtual Address to Physical Address Translation - 10.3.3 | 10. Page Faults in Virtual Memory | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What is a page fault?

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between virtual addresses and physical memory.

Question 2

Easy

Define page table.

💡 Hint: Think of a mapping guide for memory.

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Question 1

What happens during a page fault?

  • The page is not in physical memory
  • The page is in physical memory
  • The program crashes

💡 Hint: Think about what causes delays in memory access.

Question 2

True or False: The dirty bit indicates whether a page has been modified.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what 'dirty' means in terms of memory operations.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a process with an address space requiring 50 KB of data, calculate how many pages of size 16 KB will be needed, and how much internal fragmentation will occur.

💡 Hint: Consider how many complete pages fit within the address space.

Question 2

Analyze a scenario where a process frequently accesses certain pages and implement a page replacement algorithm to minimize page faults. Discuss how your strategy changes with varying access patterns.

💡 Hint: Monitor the access sequence and compare it with your replacement policy.

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