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When a program is running, the operating system divides its memory into fixed-size blocks called
.
What is a TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer)?
A page table is used to map virtual addresses to
addresses.
What is virtual memory?
Paging
The process of moving pages between physical memory and disk is known as
.
What is the purpose of the page table?
Translation Lookaside Buffer
Memory Mapping
The process of translating virtual addresses to physical addresses is called
mapping.
If a page is not currently in physical memory, a page fault occurs and the operating system must retrieve it from
.
What is thrashing in virtual memory?
One of the main benefits of virtual memory is that it allows for the
use of physical memory.
Virtual Memory
In virtual memory, the operating system uses a technique called
to manage memory.
TLB stands for Translation Lookaside
, which is a cache used to improve the efficiency of virtual memory access.
What is the role of the operating system in virtual memory management?
Thrashing
What is the role of the MMU (Memory Management Unit) in virtual memory?
What is a page fault?
