What is a page fault?

Options

  • A. A hardware failure in RAM
  • B. An error in the file name
  • C. An attempt to access a page that is not currently in physical memory
  • D. A failure of the CPU clock
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

C. An attempt to access a page that is not currently in physical memory

Detailed Explanation

A page fault occurs when a process references a page that is not currently present in physical memory.