Clock Algorithm
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What is the LRU Page Replacement Algorithm?
Least Recently Used (LRU) page replacement evicts the page that has gone the longest without being referenced, on the assumption that pages accessed far in the…
What is the Clock (Second-Chance) Page Replacement Algorithm?
The Clock algorithm, also called second-chance, approximates LRU cheaply by arranging resident pages in a circular list with a single reference bit each, sweep…
What is the Reference Bit in Paging?
The reference bit (also called the accessed bit) is a single flag in each page table entry that the hardware sets whenever a page is read or written, giving th…