Practice Cache Access and Structure - 14.2.2 | 14. Page Faults | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

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What occurs during a page fault?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when data isn't found in RAM.

Question 2

Easy

What does a valid bit indicate in a page table?

💡 Hint: Consider what the value represents about the page's presence.

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Question 1

What happens when a page fault occurs?

  • Data is loaded from RAM
  • Data is loaded from disk
  • Data is lost

💡 Hint: Think about the source of the data after a page fault.

Question 2

True or False: A valid bit of 1 indicates that a page could be in physical memory.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what the valid bit represents.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider a system where a TLB miss occurs, and the page table check reveals a page fault. Describe the sequence of actions taken to resolve this situation.

💡 Hint: Follow the logical steps from encountering the fault to restoring functionality.

Question 2

In a given architecture, explain the consequences of having a fully associative TLB compared to a direct-mapped TLB.

💡 Hint: Think about efficiency versus complexity in access patterns.

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