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Computer Fundamentals · Q200

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Q200

Which of the following concept is best to preventing page faults?

A.
Paging
B.
The working set
Answer
C.
Hit ratios
D.
Address location resolution

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Page faults are generated when an application tries to use memory that is part of its working set, but can't find it. Page faults can be either hard or soft: Hard page faults occur when the page is found in the page file on the hard disk. Soft page faults happen when the page is found somewhere else in memory.