Practice - Cost of Page Faults
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Practice Questions
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What is a page fault?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when the data is not in RAM.
Define thrashing.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when there is not enough memory.
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What happens when a page fault occurs?
💡 Hint: Consider what is required for the program to access that page.
The TLB helps improve access speed by caching frequently accessed page table entries. (True/False)
💡 Hint: Think about how repeated accesses would be impacted.
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Design a simple operating system procedure to handle page faults and minimize their impact on execution.
💡 Hint: Think about how you would prioritize memory accesses.
Create a scenario where a program experiences thrashing and outline steps to remedy the situation.
💡 Hint: Consider how physical memory revenue can help solve excessive page swapping.
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