Memory Paging

CSC 213 - Operating Systems and Parallel Algorithms - Weinman

1. Select one sentence from today's reading that you feel best distinguishes paging and segmentation. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain why you chose that sentence.
2. The Arpaci-Dusseaus say that with segmentation,

   only used memory is allocated space in physical memory, and thus large address spaces with large amounts of unused address space ... can be accommodated (AD 15, p. 3).

   Select the sentence from today's reading that you feel is most closely related. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain whether it supports, contradicts, or complicates the earlier statement.
3. Select one sentence from today's reading that best summarizes the role of the operating system (as opposed to the hardware) in a paged memory system. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain why you chose that sentence.