In computer operating systems, memory paging (or swapping on some Unix-like systems) is a memory management scheme by which a computer stores and retrieves...
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strictly on paging rather than a combination of paging and segmentation.[citation needed] Nearly all current implementations of virtual memory divide a virtual...
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paging or swapping. Computer memory is divided into pages so that information can be found more quickly. The concept is named by analogy to the pages...
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requested page so the program can use it. This is known as demand paging. Modern MMUs generally perform additional memory-related tasks as well. Memory protection...
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systems, demand paging (as opposed to anticipatory paging) is a method of virtual memory management. In a system that uses demand paging, the operating...
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more visible to the programmer than paging alone. Segments may be created for program modules, or for classes of memory usage such as code segments and data...
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Intel 5-level paging, referred to simply as 5-level paging in Intel documents, is a processor extension for the x86-64 line of processors.: 11 It extends...
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Dynamic random-access memory (dynamic RAM or DRAM) is a type of random-access semiconductor memory that stores each bit of data in a memory cell, usually consisting...
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physical RAM and the paging file form the system's total memory. (For example, if a computer has 2 GB (10243 B) of RAM and a 1 GB page file, the operating...
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Valley Page (computer memory), a block of virtual memory Paging, a method of data retrieval Bank switching, sometimes known as paging Electronic page, formatting...
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Thrashing (computer science) (redirect from Memory thrashing)
system with virtual memory when a computer's real storage resources are overcommitted, leading to a constant state of paging and page faults, slowing most...
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whether some file pages (for example executable or library files) are present in the cache or not. Demand paging Cache (computing) Paging Page replacement algorithm...
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is equal to the memory paging (often 4096 bytes), and hence each small buffer that needs protection against DMA attack has to be page aligned and zeroed...
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number of paging requests to and from the auxiliary storage. In a virtual memory compression system, pages to be paged out of virtual memory are compressed...
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general memory hierarchy structuring. Many other structures are useful. For example, a paging algorithm may be considered as a level for virtual memory when...
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terms RAM, main memory, or primary storage. Archaic synonyms for main memory include core (for magnetic core memory) and store. Main memory operates at a...
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Introduction to Paging TLBs Advanced Page Tables CNE Virtual Memory Tutorial, Center for the New Engineer George Mason University, Page Tables "Art of...
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Volatile memory, in contrast to non-volatile memory, is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information; it retains its contents...
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operating system that uses paging for virtual memory management, page replacement algorithms decide which memory pages to page out, sometimes called swap...
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tightly coupled form of cluster computing. The addition of virtual memory paging to a cluster architecture can allow the implementation of NUMA entirely...
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Core rope memory is a form of read-only memory (ROM) for computers. It was used in the UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) and the UNIVAC II, developed...
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unused pages of [virtual] memory. To implement memory ballooning, the virtual machine's kernel implements a "balloon driver" that allocates unused memory within...
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of the available memory locations without having to resort to any sort of bank switching, memory segmentation or paging schemes. Memory management and address...
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Eidetic memory (/aɪˈdɛtɪk/ eye-DET-ik), also known as photographic memory and total recall, is the ability to recall an image from memory with high precision—at...
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Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified...
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without paging. Without paging support the segment is the physical unit swapped in and out of memory if required. With paging support the pages are usually...
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Mmap (section Memory visibility)
call that maps files or devices into memory. It is a method of memory-mapped file I/O. It implements demand paging because file contents are not immediately...
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and GS. In paging the memory address space or segment is divided into equal-sized blocks called pages. Using virtual memory hardware, each page can reside...
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Protected mode (section Paging)
allows system software to use features such as segmentation, virtual memory, paging and safe multi-tasking designed to increase an operating system's control...
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Virtual 8086 mode (category Pages using the JsonConfig extension)
addresses are created in real mode, but are subject to protected mode's memory paging mechanism. The virtual 8086 mode is a mode for a protected-mode task...
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