Which of the following statements about direct mapping is false?
A) Direct mapping is much like accessing an array location via subscripting.
B) The direct-mapped page table typically is kept in main memory.
C) Using direct-mapping page address translation can cause the computer system to run programs faster.
D) If a process contains n pages in virtual memory space, then the direct-mapped page table for the process contains entries successively for page 0, page 1, page 2, …, page n-1.

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Direct mapping does not inherently make programs run faster; it is a simple and efficient way to map memory addresses, but it can lead to cache misses if multiple addresses map to the same cache line.

Which of the Following Statements About Direct Mapping Is False