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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is the primary function of a page table?
💡 Hint: Think about how the OS manages memory.
How does a TLB help improve performance?
💡 Hint: Consider its role in reducing access time.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is a TLB used for?
💡 Hint: Think of its purpose in speeding up address resolution.
True or False: A page table is always stored in hardware.
💡 Hint: Recall the conditions under which a page table might be implemented.
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Challenge Problems
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In a hypothetical 32-bit system with 4KB page sizes, detail how you would calculate the number of entries in the page table when transitioning between hardware and software implementations.
💡 Hint: Think about the bits required for the page offset and how they affect the total number of entries.
Consider a scenario where a system experiences frequent TLB misses. What strategies could be employed to improve hit rates, and how might they impact overall system performance?
💡 Hint: Evaluate the balance between resource consumption and system performance.
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