Which page replacement policy suffers from Belady’s anomaly
2007
Which page replacement policy suffers from Belady’s anomaly
- A.
LRU
- B.
LFU
- C.
FIFO
- D.
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Correct answer: C
Belady’s anomaly occurs when increasing page frames increases page faults. This phenomenon is observed in the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) page replacement policy. Other policies like LRU do not exhibit this behavior.
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