The rate at which page fault occurs is known as __________.
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The rate at which page fault occurs is known as __________.
- A.
swapping
- B.
paging
- C.
thrashing
- D.
compaction
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Correct answer: C
The rate at which page faults occur is called the page fault rate. When this rate becomes excessively high, causing severe performance degradation due to excessive paging activity, the phenomenon is known as thrashing.