Compressed caching and modern virtual memory simulation

viiList of Tables xivList of Figures xviChapter 1 Introduction 11.1 Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1.1 Why Study Virtual Memory? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1.2 Why Study Compressed Caching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1.3 Why Use Simulation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2 Virtual Memory Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.2.1 A Brief History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....