A process references a page that is not currently present in physical memory. What event occurs?

Options

  • A. Context switch
  • B. Page fault
  • C. Deadlock
  • D. More than one of the above
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

B. Page fault

Detailed Explanation

Explanation: When a process references a page that is not present in physical memory, a page fault occurs. The operating system then handles the fault and loads the required page from secondary storage into a suitable page frame.