On 22 Aug, Peter Seebach wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jonathan Lemon writ
> es:
>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>t> 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 bit
>>s
>>>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.
>
> Look, I don't think we want to confuse the kid. It's bad enough that the
> crossways "8 inches" just refers to a standard octet, but the vertical 11
> inches is a 2^N thing. It's worse still that, on most platforms, the page
> is really 12 or 13 inches.
>
> I wanted to start him with the easy case.
>
Rigth. 0.33 meter in processors running in Europe countries.
(Using Metric RAM, or MRAM).
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