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From: Denis Vlasenko <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
To: "n.v.t n.v.t" <joefso@hotmail.com>, kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org
Subject: RE: Basic terms.
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:48:42 +0300
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On Thursday 01 April 2004 13:17, n.v.t n.v.t wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I'm trying to learn more about the kernel, but when I'm reading
> articles it has terms that are unfamiliar by me. E.g:
>                page tables
>                physical pages of memory
>                virtual pages
>                pages
>                etc..
>
> These terms are hard to understand for a newbie like me, is there
> some page where I might get clear information about what they do?
> Could someone provide me explanation? Maybe it would be a good idea
> to do basic term explanations in wiki?

reading a book about some moderm processor (x86 for example)
will clear your confusion
-- 
vda
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