Practice Page Faults (14.1) - Page Faults - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1 Easy

What occurs during a page fault?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you try to access a document that isn't on your desk.

Question 2 Easy

What does a page table store?

💡 Hint: Consider it like a directory that links locations in virtual memory to real memory.

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Question 1

What does a page fault indicate?

The required data is in memory.
The required data needs to be fetched from disk.
The program has encountered an error.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the system can't find a file.

Question 2

True or False: A valid page table entry always indicates that the page is in memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what a 'valid' status means.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given m = 5 ms per instruction, n = 20 ms when a page fault happens, and a page fault occurs every 10 instructions, calculate the effective instruction time.

💡 Hint: Calculate the total time for 10 instructions, considering the fault.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how the frequency of page faults can impact overall application performance.

💡 Hint: Think about the impact of interruptions during tasks.

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