Challenge Question One

Consider a system that allocates pages of different sizes to its processes. What are the advantages of such a paging scheme? What modifications to the virtual memory system provide this functionality?

Challenge Question Two

Explain why doubling the speed of the systems on an Ethernet segment may result in decreased network performance. What changes could help solve this problem?

Challenge Question Three

In what ways is using a name server better than using static host tables? What problems or complications are associated with name servers? What methods could you use to decrease the amount of traffic that name servers generate to satisfy translation requests?