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What is virtual memory and how does it allow programs to run when physical memory is limited?
What is virtual memory and how does it allow programs to run when physical memory is limited?
Virtual memory is a technique used to allow programs to run when the physical memory size is smaller than the total size of all running processes. It uses main memory as a cache for secondary storage, typically a disk.
What is the purpose of a page table in virtual memory?
What is the purpose of a page table in virtual memory?
The page table is used to map virtual pages to physical frames or pages. It is managed by the operating system and is used to translate virtual memory addresses generated by the CPU to physical memory addresses used to access memory.
What happens when a page fault occurs in virtual memory?
What happens when a page fault occurs in virtual memory?
When an access page is not in main memory, a page fault occurs, and the page must be retrieved from disk.
What are TLBs and how do they work?
What are TLBs and how do they work?
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What is the typical size of a TLB?
What is the typical size of a TLB?
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What are the fields that make up a TLB entry?
What are the fields that make up a TLB entry?
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What is the purpose of the dirty bit in a TLB entry?
What is the purpose of the dirty bit in a TLB entry?
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How do TLBs compare the accessed page to the tags of all entries?
How do TLBs compare the accessed page to the tags of all entries?
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Study Notes
Virtual Memory and Translation Lookaside Buffers (TLBs)
- Virtual memory is used to allow programs to run when the physical memory size is smaller than the total size of all running processes.
- Virtual memory uses main memory as a cache for secondary storage, typically a disk.
- Each process has its own virtual address space, which is divided into pages.
- Physical memory is divided into fixed-sized pages, and a page table is used to map virtual pages to physical frames or pages.
- The page table is managed by the operating system and is used to translate virtual memory addresses generated by the CPU to physical memory addresses used to access memory.
- When an access page is not in main memory, a page fault occurs, and the page must be retrieved from disk.
- TLBs are used to avoid virtual to physical memory address translation during cache lookup.
- TLBs are organized as a cache, but each entry has a valid and a dirty bit.
- TLBs are often fully associative, and each entry has a tag to determine if the accessed page is present in the TLB.
- TLBs are typically small, and the typical size is 8-1028 entries.
- TLBs are often fully associative, and the tags of all entries are compared to the tag of the accessed page in parallel.
- TLB entries consist of several fields, including a valid bit, an RW bit, a US bit, a dirty bit, and a tag field containing the virtual page number.
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Test your knowledge on Virtual Memory and Translation Lookaside Buffers (TLBs) with this informative quiz. From understanding the basics of virtual memory to the organization and functionality of TLBs, this quiz will challenge your comprehension of these fundamental concepts. Keywords include virtual memory, page table, TLBs, cache, page fault, tag, and more. Take this quiz to enhance your understanding of computer memory management!
