Memory Management in Operating Systems

Memory management is responsible for managing the computer's primary memory, keeping track of the status of each memory location, and determining how memory is allocated among competing processes.

The memory management function in operating systems manages the computer's primary memory, while application memory management is how a process manages the memory assigned to it by the operating system.

Single contiguous allocation is the simplest memory management technique where all the computer's memory, except for a small portion reserved for the operating system, is available to a single application.

<p>MS-DOS is an example of a system that allocates memory using single contiguous allocation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Partitioned allocation divides primary memory into multiple memory partitions, usually contiguous areas of memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Memory management is responsible for managing the computer's primary memory and keeps track of the status of each memory location, either allocated or free.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Single contiguous allocation is a memory management technique where all the computer's memory, except a small portion reserved for the operating system, is available to a single application.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An example of a system that uses single contiguous allocation for memory management is MS-DOS.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Partitioned allocation divides primary memory into multiple memory partitions, usually contiguous areas of memory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Memory management function manages the computer's primary memory and determines how memory is allocated among competing processes, while application memory management is how a process manages the memory assigned to it by the operating system.</p> Signup and view all the answers