Practice Background - 6.1 | Module 6: Memory Management Strategies II - Virtual Memory | Operating Systems
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Question 1

Easy

What is virtual memory?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the illusion of having more space.

Question 2

Easy

Describe demand paging in simple terms.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how a page is brought into memory.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of virtual memory?

  • To increase CPU speed
  • To allow programs to use more memory than physically available
  • To manage RAM

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember what virtual memory achieves.

Question 2

True or False: Demand paging loads all pages at the start of a program.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how demand paging operates.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Imagine you have a system with limited RAM and several processes running. Analyze how demand paging would improve memory efficiency and reduce the number of page faults.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the implications of not loading all data at once.

Question 2

Evaluate the effectiveness of Copy-on-Write during the process fork and suggest scenarios where it may not be as beneficial.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the balance between sharing and modification.

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