1 votes 1 votes The minimum number of page frames that must be allocated to a running process in a virtual memory environment is determined by instruction set architecture .How? pls explain this concept. Operating System operating-system virtual-memory + – set2018 asked Jul 11, 2017 edited Jul 14, 2017 by Aghori set2018 565 views answer comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
0 votes 0 votes Because minimum frame alloted must be enough to accommodate at least instruction otherwise there will always be a page fault & no demand paging/useful work. Aghori answered Jul 14, 2017 edited Jul 14, 2017 by Aghori Aghori comment Share Follow See all 2 Comments See all 2 2 Comments reply joshi_nitish commented Jul 14, 2017 reply Follow Share @Aghori it is true that minimum frame alloted must be enough to accommodate instruction, but it must be much larger than to just hold an instruction, it also depend on type of instrctn set architecture, for example if the instruction contain 2 addreses or 3 addresses or indirect addressing mode etc etc... 0 votes 0 votes Aghori commented Jul 14, 2017 reply Follow Share Updated. 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.