Belady's anomaly is related to ___________ function of the operating system.

2022

Belady's anomaly is related to ___________ function of the operating system.

  1. A.

    process scheduling

  2. B.

    deadlock

  3. C.

    process synchronisation

  4. D.

    page replacement

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Correct answer: D

Belady's anomaly occurs when increasing the number of page frames leads to an increase in page faults. This counterintuitive behavior is specific to certain page replacement algorithms, most notably the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) algorithm. Therefore, it is fundamentally associated with the page replacement function within operating systems.

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