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Which of the following best describes memory management in an operating system?

  • The process of allocating memory to processes
  • The process of updating memory status
  • The process of tracking memory locations
  • The process of moving processes between main memory and disk (correct)

What is the purpose of memory management in an operating system?

  • To determine the physical address of memory
  • To allocate memory to processes (correct)
  • To swap processes between main memory and disk
  • To generate logical addresses

What is a logical address in memory management?

  • The address of main memory
  • The address generated by the CPU (correct)
  • The address seen by the memory unit
  • The address of secondary storage

What is swapping in memory management?

<p>The process of moving processes between main memory and disk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does memory management track in an operating system?

<p>The allocation of memory to processes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Memory management is the functionality of an operating system which handles or manages primary ______

<p>memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

Memory management keeps track of each and every ______ location

<p>memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

It checks how much memory is to be ______ to processes

<p>allocated</p> Signup and view all the answers

It decides which process will get ______ at what time

<p>memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

Swapping is a mechanism in which a process can be swapped temporarily out of main ______

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