From ba9b3ba183fb28663085b042672cc81e17f687ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: biohazardpb4 Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 08:11:07 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] [pg.289][Typo] contageous -> contiguous --- book_src/Operating Systems From 0 to 1.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/book_src/Operating Systems From 0 to 1.txt b/book_src/Operating Systems From 0 to 1.txt index edc4d09..c1097ef 100644 --- a/book_src/Operating Systems From 0 to 1.txt +++ b/book_src/Operating Systems From 0 to 1.txt @@ -16053,12 +16053,12 @@ space is called virtual memory. Virtual Memory -Physical memory is a contagious memory locations that has a +Physical memory is a contiguous memory locations that has a simple mapping between a physical memory address and its corresponding location in memory, decoded by memory controller. On the other hand, *virtual memory* does not have direct mapping between a memory address and the corresponding physical memory -location, even though it appears contagious from the view of an +location, even though it appears contiguous from the view of an userspace program. Instead, virtual memory address is translated by OS into an actual physical memory address. For that reason, even addresses appear next to each other in virtual memory space,