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GATE 2016 CS (CS2) – Question 30

Operating System · Memory Management and Virtual Memory · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which page replacement algorithm can have an increased fault rate when more frames are allocated?

  1. LRU
  2. OPT
  3. MRU
  4. FIFO

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Correct answer: (D) FIFO

Explanation

FIFO can exhibit Belady’s anomaly: an extra frame changes the eviction order and can create more faults. LRU and optimal replacement have the stack-inclusion property and cannot exhibit this effect. The conventional keyed choice is FIFO, D.

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