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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define thrashing in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about the balance between executing and managing memory.
Question 2
Easy
What are active pages?
💡 Hint: Consider what is necessary for a process's execution.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does thrashing refer to in the context of operating systems?
- A state of optimal performance
- Excessive page fault handling
- Improved memory management
💡 Hint: Think about the balance of task execution and memory management.
Question 2
True or False: Thrashing occurs only when there are too few processes in the system.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider how memory allocation plays a role.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a system that maintains an optimal balance between the number of processes and available memory. Describe how it allocates frames based on process needs to prevent thrashing.
💡 Hint: Think about how old data impacts future memory requirements.
Question 2
Consider an operating system experiencing heavy thrashing. Propose strategies to alleviate the condition and explain their rationale.
💡 Hint: Evaluate how different levels of process importance can impact memory allocation.
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