Practice Page Table Register (10.3.2) - Page Faults in Virtual Memory - Computer Organisation and Architecture

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Question 1.
What is a page fault?
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Think about what happens when you try to access data that's not loaded.
Question 2.
What does a page table do?
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Recall the mapping function.
3Question 3.
What happens when a page fault occurs?
- The system fetches a page from secondary storage
- The system restarts
- It causes a permanent error
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Think about where data is stored.
4Question 4.
True or False: A larger page size always leads to fewer page faults.
- True
- False
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Consider the balance between size and efficiency.
Question 5.
Evaluate the implications of reducing page size in a system.
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Consider how changing one aspect affects performance.
Question 6.
Design a replacement algorithm to improve page fault tolerance in a memory-constrained environment.
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Think of how user access patterns influence memory usage.

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