Windows Execution and Memory Foundations GXPN Practice Questions (Page 9)

Questions 41–42

1. 41foundation · easy

   In Windows virtual memory, what is the primary role of a Page Table Entry (PTE)?

   • AIt records the process ID that owns the page.
   • BIt holds the virtual address of the next page in a linked list.
   • CIt stores the physical address of a page and its protection/status flags.
   • DIt contains the hash of the page contents for integrity checking.
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2. 42foundation · easy

   In a typical x86 function prologue, what does the instruction 'push ebp' accomplish?

   • AIt saves the current stack pointer to the ebp register.
   • BIt allocates space for local variables on the stack.
   • CIt sets up a new stack frame by moving the stack pointer into ebp.
   • DIt saves the previous frame pointer on the stack so it can be restored later.
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