Practice - Techniques to Reduce Miss Penalty
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Practice Questions
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What is a miss penalty?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when data isn't found in fast memory.
Define spatial locality.
💡 Hint: Consider how programs often work with data that’s close together.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main consequence of a miss penalty?
💡 Hint: Consider how time is lost when accessing slower storage.
True or False: The TLB helps reduce the frequency of accessing the page table in memory.
💡 Hint: Think about ways to speed up address translation.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a scenario where a system experiences thrashing with a working set of 50 pages but only 30 physical pages available, outline a strategy to alleviate thrashing.
💡 Hint: Consider how memory allocation could impact performance.
A system uses a Second Chance algorithm for page replacement. Illustrate how it differs from FIFO when handling a scenario of high page fault rates.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how recently used pages should be managed differently.
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