Practice Memory Protection (1.4.2) - Introduction to Operating Systems
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Question 1 Easy

What does the base register do?

💡 Hint: Think about what 'base' indicates in terms of starting points.

Question 2 Easy

What happens when a program tries to access memory outside its limit?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens during an error.

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Question 1

What is memory protection?

A way to increase memory
A mechanism to isolate processes
A type of hardware error

💡 Hint: Think about its purpose in an operating system.

Question 2

True or False: The limit register defines the starting address of allocated memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what each register indicates.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe a scenario in a multitasking environment where lack of memory protection could lead to system failure.

💡 Hint: Consider the effects of corruption in shared resources.

Challenge 2 Hard

How might the implementation of paging and segmentation improve the performance of an operating system compared to simple segmentation?

💡 Hint: Think about how memory allocation changes with each method.

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