(a) Consider a computer system with the following specifications: Physical memory (RAM): 4 GB Page size: 4 KB Virtual address space: 32 bits Page…

(a) Consider a computer system with the following specifications:

• Physical memory (RAM): 4 GB
• Page size: 4 KB
• Virtual address space: 32 bits
• Page table entry size: 8 bytes

Answer the following:

(i) How many pages are there in the virtual address space? Explain your answer.

(ii) What is the size of the page table? Explain your answer.

(b) What is a process? Describe the different states of a process.

(c) Define context switch with a proper example.

(d) What is cache memory? Explain the concepts of (i) cache hit and (ii) cache miss.