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How does the operating system know when to access the paging file?

a.

When the processor generates a page fault

b.

When the system is running out of physical memory

c.

When an application requests more memory

d.

When the hard drive is running out of space

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Answer: (a).When the processor generates a page fault Explanation:When the flushed pages are accessed, the processor will generate page fault (because their page-table entries are invalid), and the system will know that they have been paged out.

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