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How to calculate the size of page table
Assuming pages of 4Kbytes and 32-bit addressing, estimate the maximum size of the page table for each process.
I think this is $2^{32}$?
Is there a formula for this?
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Given the logical address, how to extract the page number?
I am studying Computer Systems. I have th following question and its answer:
Given the logical address 0xAEF9 (in hexadecimal) with a page size of
256 bytes, what is the page number?
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Look Ahead buffer vs Translation Look aside buffer
I know that Translation look aside buffer is used for address translation in paging to achieve better performance.
I came across term called Look Ahead buffer in a document which said it implements ...
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clarification about Algorithm of page replacement LRU with reference bits
Studying LRU approximation Algorithms I think to have not understand how it works, for example:
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Effective Acces time in Demand Paging system with Associative memory
Q: Consider a demand-paging system with a paging disk that has an average access and transfer time of 20 milliseconds. Addresses are translated through a page table in main memory, with an access time ...
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How to work out physical address corresponding to logical address?
I am looking to calculate the physical address corresponding to a logical address in a paging memory management scheme. I just want to make sure I am getting the calculation right, as I fear I could ...
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Calculation of effective average instruction execution time in a 2-level paging system
System has a two level paging scheme
Average CPU time for a instruction = 100ns
Average number of memory accesses per instruction = 2
Regular memory access = 150 ns
Page fault service ...
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Processes and Segmentation
The following problem was on my final and in Gate 2006, but I don't understand how to solve it:
Different methods of memory management have different overheads:
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How does increasing the page size affect the number of page faults?
If we let the physical memory size remain constant,
What effect does the size of the page have on the number of frames?
What effect does the number of frames have on the number of page faults?
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Swap space management during pure demand paging
The following is a doubt that I came across while doing a OS home assignment - however, it seems more concept-based than a straightforward coding question, so IMHO I don't think the homework tag is ...
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How to interpret “Windows - Virtual Memory minimum too low” from a CS student point of view?
On my old 256MB RAM, pc I get this message. (I guess it is quite common)
Windows - Virtual Memory minimum too low
Your system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your ...
