Commit d4eb8f0

mo khan <mo@mokhan.ca>
2021-04-06 14:56:02
start notes on MMU
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doc
doc/8.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Each binding is a mapping from one address space to another.
 
 ## Logical vs. Physical Address Space
 
-CPU generated addresses are referred to as a `logical address`.
+CPU generated addresses are referred to as a `logical address` or `virtual address`.
 An address seen by the memory unit, i.e. loaded into the `memory-address register`,
 is called `physcial address`.
 
@@ -103,3 +103,7 @@ Execution-time addresses result in differing logical and physical addresses.
                                                                          |          |
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 ```
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+The `memory-management unit (MMU)` maps virtual to physical addresses.
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+The `base register` is referred to as the `relocation register` in the virtual address scheme.