Practice - Page Faults
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Practice Questions
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What occurs during a page fault?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you try to access a document that isn't on your desk.
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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Interactive Quizzes
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What does a page fault indicate?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the system can't find a file.
True or False: A valid page table entry always indicates that the page is in memory.
💡 Hint: Think about what a 'valid' status means.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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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