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Virtual Memory

The document discusses virtual memory, which allows programmers to work with the illusion of a large memory space by translating virtual addresses to physical addresses. It highlights the role of memory management software in efficiently utilizing memory, including page replacement strategies like FIFO, Optimal, and LRU. The content is aimed at understanding the relationship between virtual and physical memory in a multi-program system.

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Virtual Memory

The document discusses virtual memory, which allows programmers to work with the illusion of a large memory space by translating virtual addresses to physical addresses. It highlights the role of memory management software in efficiently utilizing memory, including page replacement strategies like FIFO, Optimal, and LRU. The content is aimed at understanding the relationship between virtual and physical memory in a multi-program system.

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Virtual Memory

Rahul Raman
Asst. Professor
Department of CSE
Indian Institute of information Technology
Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, Chennai, India
Introduction
• Virtual memory permits the user to
construct programs as though a large
memory space were available.
• It gives the programmer an illusion that
they have a very large memory.
• It provides a mechanism for translating
program generated addresses into correct
main memory locations by means of
mapping table.
Introduction contd.,
• Virtual address – address used by a
programmer
• Address space - Set of virtual addresses
• Physical address – address in main
memory
• Memory space – set of physical
addresses.
Relation between address and memory
space in virtual memory system

In multi-program system,
programs and data are
transferred to and from auxiliary
memory and main memory
based on demands
imposed by the CPU.
Page replacement
• A virtual memory system is a combination of H/W and S/W
techniques.
• The memory management software system handles all the software
operations for the efficient utilization of memory space.
• It must decide
– Which page in main memory ought to be removed to make a new room
for a new page
– When a new page is to be transferred from auxiliary to main memory
– Where the place is to be placed in main memory
Page replacement
• Which page need to be replaced when
page fault occurs?
• Page Replacement Aglorithms
– FIFO (First-In First-Out)
– Optimal page replacement
– LRU (Least Recently Used)
FIFO
• When a page must be replaced, the oldest
page is chosen
Optimal Page-Replacement
Algorithm
References
• M. Morris Mano, “Computer system
Architecture”, third edition, Prentice Hall.
• 432012043520123

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