Practice Cost of Page Faults - 22.1.3 | 22. Summary of Memory Sub-system Organization | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What is a page fault?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when the data is not in RAM.

Question 2

Easy

Define thrashing.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when there is not enough memory.

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Question 1

What happens when a page fault occurs?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what is required for the program to access that page.

Question 2

The TLB helps improve access speed by caching frequently accessed page table entries. (True/False)

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how repeated accesses would be impacted.

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Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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