If an instruction modifies several different locations, a page fault can be handled by
A) using temporary registers to hold the values of overwritten locations.
B) loading multiple pages in advance.
C) incorporating special hardware.
D) terminating the process.

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Using temporary registers to hold the values of overwritten locations allows the instruction to complete without the need for additional pages to be loaded or special hardware. Terminating the process would not be desirable as it would result in loss of data and user frustration. Loading multiple pages in advance would be wasteful in terms of memory usage and may not always be practical. Incorporating special hardware would be a more complex and costly solution than using temporary registers.

If an Instruction Modifies Several Different Locations, a Page Fault