Practice Handling Thrashing (22.1.11) - Summary of Memory Sub-system Organization
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Handling Thrashing

Practice - Handling Thrashing

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Question 1 Easy

What is thrashing?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a program runs out of memory.

Question 2 Easy

What defines the working set of a program?

💡 Hint: Consider which pages a program needs to perform its tasks.

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Question 1

What is a primary cause of thrashing?

Insufficient physical memory
Excessive CPU speed
Low disk space

💡 Hint: Think about the resources needed for running processes.

Question 2

True or False: Thrashing means the system is executing processes efficiently.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how swapping affects processing time.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a system with limited RAM, propose a detailed strategy to reduce thrashing for a memory-intensive application.

💡 Hint: Think about the balance of resource allocation across processes.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a situation in which a computer typically experiences thrashing and propose an innovative solution.

💡 Hint: Explore multi-tasking efficiency concerning memory limits.

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