Practice Detailed Steps of Page Fault Handling - 6.1.2.1 | Module 6: Memory Management Strategies II - Virtual Memory | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What happens when a page fault occurs?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what interrupts the CPU's normal operation.

Question 2

Easy

What does the MMU do?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the role of the MMU in memory management.

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Question 1

What does the MMU detect during a memory access?

  • Access to a valid page
  • Page fault
  • End of process

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens when a process requests a page that is not available.

Question 2

True or False: A process can continue without waiting for the OS to handle a page fault.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about process execution flow during faults.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A user accesses a virtual address that leads to a page fault. Describe each step the OS takes to resolve the fault, including handling a scenario where all frames are busy.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Outline the entire fault resolution strategy.

Question 2

Critique the efficiency of page fault handling in modern systems. What improvements could be suggested?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the balance between hardware capabilities and software strategies in paging systems.

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