Practice LRU (Least Recently Used) - 6.2.3 | Module 6: Memory Management Strategies II - Virtual Memory | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does LRU stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what the acronym LRU represents.

Question 2

Easy

What is the main goal of LRU?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember why we want to replace certain pages.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does LRU stand for?

  • Least Recently Utilized
  • Least Recently Used
  • Last Recently Used

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what 'LRU' emphasizes regarding page usage.

Question 2

True or False: LRU can sometimes perform worse than FIFO.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider when older pages could be more valuable than recently used ones.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a memory system with 4 frames and the reference string [2, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4, 2], identify how many page faults occur with LRU. Illustrate your answer step by step.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Track the pages in memory as you make accesses from the string.

Question 2

Analyze the difference in effectiveness between LRU and FIFO using a reference string and explain under which conditions each might perform better.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider access patterns that regress or repeat over time.

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