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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is a page fault?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when memory access fails.
Question 2
Easy
What does the valid bit indicate?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the page if it's not in 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 happens when a page fault occurs?
- The CPU stops processing
- The OS retrieves the page from disk
- The virtual address is assumed invalid
💡 Hint: Remember the main action triggered by the fault.
Question 2
True or False: If a page fault occurs, the valid bit in the page table entry will be set to 0.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of the valid bit.
Solve 2 more questions and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
How might different page replacement algorithms impact performance during heavy memory loads?
💡 Hint: Consider how replacement choices affect access patterns and overall loading efficiency.
Question 2
The CPU encounters 10 page faults while executing 100 instructions. Determine the effective time taken if each page fault costs 50 ms and each instruction without a fault costs 1 ms.
💡 Hint: Calculate the total execution time based on individual instruction and fault times.
Challenge and get performance evaluation