[Solved] A multilevel page table is preferred in comparison to a single level page table for translating virtual address to physical address because

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Q.	A multilevel page table is preferred in comparison to a single level page table for translating virtual address to physical address because
A.	it reduces the memory access time to read or write a memory location
B.	it helps to reduce the size of page table needed to implement the virtual address space of a process
C.	it is required by the translation lookaside buffer
D.	it helps to reduce the number of page faults in page replacement algorithms
Answer» B. it helps to reduce the size of page table needed to implement the virtual address space of a process

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