While executing a program, if the program references a page which is not…

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While executing a program, if the program references a page which is not available in the main memory then it is known as?

Answer: C. page faultAns : C Explanation: While executing a program, if the program references a page which is not available in the main memory because it was swapped out a little…

  1. A.

    Demand Paging

  2. B.

    Frame Fault

  3. C.

    page fault

  4. D.

    processor fault

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Correct answer: C

Ans : C

Explanation: While executing a program, if the program references a page which is not available in the main memory because it was swapped out a little ago, the processor treats this invalid memory reference as a page fault.

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