What happens during a page fault in virtual memory management?
A. The system runs out of network bandwidth.
B. The hard disk sector becomes permanently corrupted.
C. The processor attempts to access a page of memory that is not currently loaded in the physical RAM.
D. The computer experiences a fatal hardware crash.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
A page fault is an interrupt raised by hardware when a program tries to access a memory page mapped in virtual space but not loaded into the physical RAM.
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