Practice Solutions to Thrashing - 6.3.3 | Module 6: Memory Management Strategies II - Virtual Memory | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is thrashing?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens when a system cannot handle multiple processes effectively.

Question 2

Easy

Name one cause of thrashing.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how many applications are running at once.

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Question 1

What is thrashing?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember what happens when too many processes compete for limited memory.

Question 2

What should the OS do if a process's page fault rate is too high?

  • Increase RAM
  • Reduce multiprogramming
  • Both

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the strategies discussed in class.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a system to monitor and manage memory efficiently to avoid thrashing. Outline the steps taken.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how systems might react to high page fault frequency.

Question 2

Propose a restructuring method for an application that experiences thrashing. How does this method improve efficiency?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how proximity in data storage can reduce page faults.

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