Quiz submission record for quiz7-1-1 at Mon Aug  2 10:15:40 2004:

Your Answer for Question 1:
A virtual address is in a memory space generated by the processor that could mapp to physical addresses in memory or in the disk while a physical address is the actual memory space in the CPU.  A Pa is allocated from a VA via direct mapping, by the matching of page number tags.

Your Answer for Question 2:
Fixed sized blocks eliminate the need to find a contiguous block of memory to allocate to a program.  Bigger chunks allow for segamentations that support more powerful methods of protection and sharing for a program.  Smaller chunks allow for better use (fit) of memory to a program.


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