Practice Least Recently Used (lru) (18.2.8.3) - Page Replacement Algorithms
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Least Recently Used (LRU)

Practice - Least Recently Used (LRU)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does LRU stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about which pages would be replaced first.

Question 2 Easy

Is LRU considered optimal under certain conditions?

💡 Hint: Consider when past access patterns can no longer predict future needs.

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Question 1

What does LRU stand for?

Least Read Used
Least Recently Used
Last Recently Utilized

💡 Hint: Think about the timing of page uses.

Question 2

True or False: LRU may perform poorly when it faces unpredictable access patterns.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider situations where what's next may not reflect what's happened.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Imagine a scenario where a computer system has limited RAM. Given the access pattern for pages A, B, C, A, B, D, A, C, can you simulate the state of the memory frame using LRU after each page is accessed?

💡 Hint: Track the history of page accesses carefully to see how replacements occur.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss a situation in which implementing a hardware clock for timestamps could lead to inefficiencies in LRU. What would be a potential improvement?

💡 Hint: Think about how too much detail can lead to delays when speed is crucial.

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