Practice Effective Instruction Time Calculation - 14.4.1 | 14. Page Faults | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

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What happens when a page fault occurs?

💡 Hint: Think about what the OS does when it doesn't find the data.

Question 2

Easy

What is a TLB?

💡 Hint: Consider how memory accesses are sped up.

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Question 1

What does a page fault indicate?

  • The data is in memory
  • The data is not in memory
  • The OS is functioning well

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a program can't access needed data.

Question 2

True or False: The valid bit indicates whether a page is in physical memory.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what this bit represents in terms of page presence.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Explain how the page replacement algorithms could influence page faults and subsequently effective instruction time.

💡 Hint: Consider how to maintain frequently accessed pages in physical memory.

Question 2

Discuss the impact of virtual memory size on page fault rates.

💡 Hint: Think about how the available physical memory capacity affects access speeds.

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