Practice - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect
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Practice Questions
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What is the main consequence of thrashing?
💡 Hint: Think about the time spent servicing page faults.
Define page-fault.
💡 Hint: It occurs when the required page is absent.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main cause of thrashing?
💡 Hint: Consider how page frames interact with process requirements.
True or False: Proportional allocation distributes frames equally among processes.
💡 Hint: Remember the difference in allocation strategies.
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Challenge Problems
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A system has 100 pages to allocate among 4 processes. Process A requires 20 pages, Process B requires 30, Process C requires 25, and Process D requires 15. How would proportional allocation be applied?
💡 Hint: Use the formula based on proportional allocation.
Describe how to optimize frame allocation for an application that experiences high page-fault rates. What strategies would you implement?
💡 Hint: Think about the balance between performance and available resources.
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