Practice - Dirty Pages Management
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Practice Questions
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What is a dirty page?
💡 Hint: Think about what conditions lead to a page being considered dirty.
What does the free frame pool do?
💡 Hint: Consider how it helps a system during page replacements.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a dirty page?
💡 Hint: Think about the status of the page relative to modifications.
True or False: Thrashing occurs when a process utilizes more CPU time than it spends on paging.
💡 Hint: Focus on the behavior of the process when page faults happen.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze a scenario where a system is experiencing thrashing. What strategies can the operating system implement to alleviate this issue?
💡 Hint: Focus on how the operating system prioritizes tasks to regain efficiency.
Discuss the roles of dirty pages and the free frame pool in memory management. How do they interact to influence overall system performance?
💡 Hint: Think about efficiency in terms of I/O operations during page replacements.
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