Practice Concept of Paging - 21.2 | 21. Page Frame Allocation and Thrashing | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is paging in computer architecture?

💡 Hint: Think about how memory is organized.

Question 2

Easy

Define thrashing.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens during excessive paging.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does paging help to prevent?

  • Memroy fragmentation
  • Thrashing
  • Disk fragmentation
  • None of the above

💡 Hint: Think about how memory is organized.

Question 2

True or False: Thrashing can improve CPU utilization.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what thrashing leads to.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A system has 100 frames available. A process requires 10 frames to execute optimally. If 15 processes are running, describe what might happen and propose a solution.

💡 Hint: Consider the overall frame demand vs. supply.

Question 2

Design a mechanism to dynamically adjust memory frame allocation based on observed page-fault rates.

💡 Hint: Keep track of how pages are being utilized.

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