what is a virtual address and how is it converted into an actual address?

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what is a virtual address and how is it converted into an actual address?

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The virtual address is also known as a logical address and this address is generated by the CPU(Central Processing Unit). 

The actual address is also called the physical address and it is the memory location. it is computed by MMU(Memory Management Unit)

The MMU is used to translate the virtual address into an actual address.

 

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