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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define a page fault.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens during a memory access.
Question 2
Easy
What is meant by stall cycles?
💡 Hint: Consider the CPU's ability to execute instructions.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What happens during a page fault?
- The CPU continues executing
- The OS fetches the page from disk
- The memory is reset
💡 Hint: Think about what the system needs to do when it can't find a page.
Question 2
True or False: Stall cycles only occur during page faults.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider other scenarios involving memory access.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Given a scenario with a specific number of pages in memory and a reference string, analyze which pages will be replaced using FIFO and calculate the associated page fault rate.
💡 Hint: List each page access and note which pages are in memory.
Question 2
Design a hybrid page replacement strategy combining FIFO and LRU (Least Recently Used) methods and justify your design's effectiveness.
💡 Hint: Consider how FIFO manages the oldest page while LRU focuses on recent accesses.
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