A page fault
2006
A page fault
Answer: B. is an access to the page not currently in main memory — A page fault occurs when a program attempts to access a memory address that is not currently mapped in physical RAM. The operating system must then retrieve…
- A.
is an error in specific page
- B.
is an access to the page not currently in main memory
- C.
occurs when a program accesses a page of memory
- D.
is reference to the page which belongs to another program
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Correct answer: B
A page fault occurs when a program attempts to access a memory address that is not currently mapped in physical RAM. The operating system must then retrieve the required page from secondary storage to satisfy the request.
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