Thrashing occurs when (A) When a page fault occurs (B) Processes on system frequently access pages not memory (C) Processes on system are in running… Read More
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Page fault occurs when (A) When a requested page is in memory (B) When a requested page is not in memory (C) When a page… Read More
Virtual memory is (A) Large secondary memory (B) Large main memory (C) Illusion of large main memory (D) None of the above Answer: (C) Explanation:… Read More
A CPU generates 32-bit virtual addresses. The page size is 4 KB. The processor has a translation look-aside buffer (TLB) which can hold a total… Read More
A computer system supports 32-bit virtual addresses as well as 32-bit physical addresses. Since the virtual address space is of the same size as the… Read More
Consider three CPU-intensive processes, which require 10, 20 and 30 time units and arrive at times 0, 2 and 6, respectively. How many context switches… Read More
Consider the following snapshot of a system running n processes. Process i is holding Xi instances of a resource R, 1 <= i <= n.… Read More
The atomic fetch-and-set x, y instruction unconditionally sets the memory location x to 1 and fetches the old value of x in y without allowing… Read More
Suppose n processes, P1, …. Pn share m identical resource units, which can be reserved and released one at a time. The maximum resource requirement… Read More
Increasing the RAM of a computer typically improves performance because: (A) Virtual memory increases (B) Larger RAMs are faster (C) Fewer page faults occur (D)… Read More
What is the swap space in the disk used for? (A) Saving temporary html pages (B) Saving process data (C) Storing the super-block (D) Storing… Read More
