Intermediate
Operating Systems
Q46 / 100
What is demand paging?
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The correct answer is B) Loading pages into physical memory only when they are referenced (on page fault), saving memory and startup time
B
Correct Answer
Loading pages into physical memory only when they are referenced (on page fault), saving memory and startup time
Explanation
Demand paging starts processes with no pages in memory. Each page is loaded on first access. This enables running programs larger than physical RAM and faster startup.
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