Practice - Cache Access and Structure
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Practice Questions
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What occurs during a page fault?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when data isn't found in RAM.
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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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What happens when a page fault occurs?
💡 Hint: Think about the source of the data after a page fault.
True or False: A valid bit of 1 indicates that a page could be in physical memory.
💡 Hint: Consider what the valid bit represents.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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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