Question

A.1 [5] Section A.5 described how memory is partitioned on most MIPS systems. Propose another way of dividing memory that meets the same goals.

Short answer

The other way of dividing memory is to exchange the memory spaces.

Step-by-step solution

Memory Partition in MIPS.

The MIPS processor's assembly language is simply known as MIPS assembly language. MIPS is an acronym for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages. Every system works on the MIPS processor typically divides the memory into three parts. The first part is at the bottom of the address space which is also called a text segment. The segment above the text segment is also called a data segment. The data segment is further divided into two parts which are static data and dynamic data. The lifetime and size of the data stored in static data are already known by the compiler. The other part of the data segment is dynamic data which implies its name and the variables which can change the data size during the execution of the program. The final segment is the stack segment, as the program pushes values on the stack, the operating system expands its stack toward the data segment and decides which segment that data should fall. Most of the convictions mentioned are not practically implemented the hardware rather these are the limitations set by the programmer to use the MIPS architecture effectively.

The partition of the memory using MIPS looks as follows:

Ideal way for Dividing Memory in MIPS

Here one of the possible ways would be to exchange the memories spaces for those two segments since the two dynamically data segments should be as far as possible, shift the complete data segment to the stack segment and the stack segment is moved to the data segment.