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I was in an interview, and the interviewer asked me what is page file in Linux?
Can anyone explain what is page file in Linux? There is any connection between page file and paging?
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I was in an interview, and the interviewer asked me what is page file in Linux?
Can anyone explain what is page file in Linux? There is any connection between page file and paging?
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asked Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
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closed as off-topic by Kusalananda, Rui F Ribeiro, GAD3R, Stephen Rauch, Jeff Schaller Oct 10 '17 at 22:41
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Maybe you did not have Google in the interview, but you are allowed to use it now...
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I was in an interview, and the interviewer asked me what is page file in Linux?
Can anyone explain what is page file in Linux? There is any connection between page file and paging?
virtual-memory
asked Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
Ben Gordon
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I was in an interview, and the interviewer asked me what is page file in Linux?
Can anyone explain what is page file in Linux? There is any connection between page file and paging?
virtual-memory
virtual-memory
asked Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
Ben Gordon
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asked Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
Ben Gordon
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asked Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
Ben Gordon
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asked Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
Ben Gordon
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asked Oct 10 '17 at 21:34
Ben Gordon
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closed as off-topic by Kusalananda, Rui F Ribeiro, GAD3R, Stephen Rauch, Jeff Schaller Oct 10 '17 at 22:41
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closed as off-topic by Kusalananda, Rui F Ribeiro, GAD3R, Stephen Rauch, Jeff Schaller Oct 10 '17 at 22:41
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Maybe you did not have Google in the interview, but you are allowed to use it now...
– Rui F Ribeiro
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Maybe you did not have Google in the interview, but you are allowed to use it now...
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 10 '17 at 21:40
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Maybe you did not have Google in the interview, but you are allowed to use it now...
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 10 '17 at 21:40
Maybe you did not have Google in the interview, but you are allowed to use it now...
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A page file is the Windows term for what is called a swap file in the Linux world (and more generally in the Unix world). Linux tends to use swap partitions rather than swap files, but supports both.
In modern usage, “swapping†and “paging†are synonyms. Historically “swapping†started out as meaning replacing the (single) application in memory with another one and keeping the memory of the inactive applications on disk, and “paging†started out as meaning moving individual memory pages between disk and main memory. But since the 1970s, “swapping†is commonly used for “pagingâ€Â, and the word “paging†isn't used much in the Unix world.
If the interviewer used this word, either they are very unfamiliar with Linux or they were testing to see if you are familiar with both Linux and Windows.
answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
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A page file is the Windows term for what is called a swap file in the Linux world (and more generally in the Unix world). Linux tends to use swap partitions rather than swap files, but supports both.
In modern usage, “swapping†and “paging†are synonyms. Historically “swapping†started out as meaning replacing the (single) application in memory with another one and keeping the memory of the inactive applications on disk, and “paging†started out as meaning moving individual memory pages between disk and main memory. But since the 1970s, “swapping†is commonly used for “pagingâ€Â, and the word “paging†isn't used much in the Unix world.
If the interviewer used this word, either they are very unfamiliar with Linux or they were testing to see if you are familiar with both Linux and Windows.
answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
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A page file is the Windows term for what is called a swap file in the Linux world (and more generally in the Unix world). Linux tends to use swap partitions rather than swap files, but supports both.
In modern usage, “swapping†and “paging†are synonyms. Historically “swapping†started out as meaning replacing the (single) application in memory with another one and keeping the memory of the inactive applications on disk, and “paging†started out as meaning moving individual memory pages between disk and main memory. But since the 1970s, “swapping†is commonly used for “pagingâ€Â, and the word “paging†isn't used much in the Unix world.
If the interviewer used this word, either they are very unfamiliar with Linux or they were testing to see if you are familiar with both Linux and Windows.
answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
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A page file is the Windows term for what is called a swap file in the Linux world (and more generally in the Unix world). Linux tends to use swap partitions rather than swap files, but supports both.
In modern usage, “swapping†and “paging†are synonyms. Historically “swapping†started out as meaning replacing the (single) application in memory with another one and keeping the memory of the inactive applications on disk, and “paging†started out as meaning moving individual memory pages between disk and main memory. But since the 1970s, “swapping†is commonly used for “pagingâ€Â, and the word “paging†isn't used much in the Unix world.
If the interviewer used this word, either they are very unfamiliar with Linux or they were testing to see if you are familiar with both Linux and Windows.
answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
Gilles
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A page file is the Windows term for what is called a swap file in the Linux world (and more generally in the Unix world). Linux tends to use swap partitions rather than swap files, but supports both.
In modern usage, “swapping†and “paging†are synonyms. Historically “swapping†started out as meaning replacing the (single) application in memory with another one and keeping the memory of the inactive applications on disk, and “paging†started out as meaning moving individual memory pages between disk and main memory. But since the 1970s, “swapping†is commonly used for “pagingâ€Â, and the word “paging†isn't used much in the Unix world.
If the interviewer used this word, either they are very unfamiliar with Linux or they were testing to see if you are familiar with both Linux and Windows.
answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
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answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
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answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
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answered Oct 10 '17 at 21:47
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Maybe you did not have Google in the interview, but you are allowed to use it now...
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