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GATE CSE 2024 Session 1 Q62: Physical address of virtual address 2500 with 2 KB pages

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Consider a memory management system that uses a page size of 2 KB. Assume that both the physical and virtual addresses start from 0. Assume that the pages 0, 1, 2, and 3 are stored in the page frames 1, 3, 2, and 0, respectively. The physical address (in decimal format) corresponding to the virtual address 2500 (in decimal format) is _________

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Answer: 6596 (official GATE 2024 final answer key)

Concept used: Physical address = frame number × page size + offset.

First step: With 2048-byte pages, 2500 lies in page 1 at offset 452.

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Source: official GATE 2024 Session 1 CS question paper and final answer key, organised by IISc Bangalore. Question paper · Answer key

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