Question

One form of this construct exhibits optimal performance with the impossible-to-implement Bélády’s algorithm. The valgrind utility is used to debug errors with this construct. Insufficient locality of this construct leads to thrashing, which involves (10[1])pages (10[1])of it constantly swapping. Calling “free” twice can lead to an incorrect (10[1])access of this construct (-5[1])called a segfault. (10[1])Pointers (-5[1])are so named for “pointing” (-5[1])to this construct. (-5[1])A form of this construct known as a cache can be used to reduce the number of reads (10[1])and writes to this construct’s “random-access” form. (10[3])For 10 points, name this construct whose size is measured in gigabytes. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: computer memory [accept random-access memory or virtual memory; accept cache until read; prompt on RAM]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%71.22
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%66.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%57.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%25%69.17
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%69.11
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%34.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%25%50.25
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%44%67.44

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sebastian PujetWashU ANorthwestern B3310
David NickelPurdue CIllinois C3410
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AIowa B4610
David ZhangIllinois BPurdue B50-5
Daniel KozintsevIllinois AChicago B5310
Srivishnu VusirikalaIllinois DIowa A54-5
Samay MathWashU BNotre Dame A59-5
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CIndiana62-5
Ishaan SinghPurdue BIllinois B8010
Veronica FreundNotre Dame BSIUE8710
Trenton BurgessIndianaNotre Dame C8710
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame AWashU B8710
Grace EarlyIowa AIllinois D10010