Re: Advanced OS Questions only you can answer...

[Jonathan Lemon]

In article <local.mail.freebsd-hackers/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you 
write:
>>2.  How does the OS manage main memory and does it manage secondary storage
>>to back up main memory.  I need on algorithm and one structure to show this
>>management...along with how they relate to the management.
>
>The OS manages main memory by breaking it up into 8 1/2 by 11 sections of bits
>called "pages".  (The 1/2 is used for parity.)  

Yes, but this is not portable.  For a better fit, the OS should strive
to maintain ISO 216 compliance as well, if possible.
--
Jonathan


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