Introduction to Page Fault (Including Types and Impact)

What is a page fault? If you have no idea about it, then you should read this post carefully because you can find its definition, types, and so on.

September 2, 2020 · 1 min · 82 words · Cheyenne Stevens

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What is a page fault?

If you dont know anything about it, then you are in the right place.

What Is a Page Fault?

What is a page fault?

Sometimes, it can be called PF or hard fault.

Once the data is moved to physical memory, the program will continue to run normally.

This process takes place in the background and is usually not noticed by the user.

The two main focuses are to reduce overall memory usage and improve memory locality.