Gate2017 cs Q46

0. Recall that Belady’s anomaly is that the pages-fault rate may increase as the number of allocated frames increases. Now consider the following statements:
S1: Random page replacement algorithm (where a page chosen at random is replaced) suffers from Belady’s anomaly
S2: LRU page replacement algorithm suffers from Belady’s anomaly
Which of the following is CORRECT?

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Option : B
Explanation :
Statement 1 is “TRUE”. Because there can be a case when page selected to be replaced is by FIFO policy.
Statement 2 is “FALSE”. Because LRU page replacement algorithm does not suffers from Belady’s Anomaly. Only FIFO page replacement algorithm suffers from Belady’s Anomaly.

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