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Which of the following best describes memory management in an operating system?
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?
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?
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?
What is swapping in memory management?
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What does memory management track in an operating system?
What does memory management track in an operating system?
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Memory management is the functionality of an operating system which handles or manages primary ______
Memory management is the functionality of an operating system which handles or manages primary ______
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Memory management keeps track of each and every ______ location
Memory management keeps track of each and every ______ location
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It checks how much memory is to be ______ to processes
It checks how much memory is to be ______ to processes
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It decides which process will get ______ at what time
It decides which process will get ______ at what time
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Swapping is a mechanism in which a process can be swapped temporarily out of main ______
Swapping is a mechanism in which a process can be swapped temporarily out of main ______
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