Practice Page Faults - 14.1 | 14. Page Faults | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
K12 Students

Academics

AI-Powered learning for Grades 8–12, aligned with major Indian and international curricula.

Professionals

Professional Courses

Industry-relevant training in Business, Technology, and Design to help professionals and graduates upskill for real-world careers.

Games

Interactive Games

Fun, engaging games to boost memory, math fluency, typing speed, and English skills—perfect for learners of all ages.

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

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.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

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.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

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.

Question 2

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

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

Challenge and get performance evaluation