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| What is an address generated by the CPU commonly referred to as? |
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| What is a logical address usually referred to as? |
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| What is the run-time mapping from virtual to physical address done by? |
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| A hardware device called the memory-management unit (MMU) |
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| The task of removing an idle application from memory so others can use the memory is called what? |
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| In _________________, each process is contained in a single linear physical section of memory |
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| Contiguous memory allocation |
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| The three most commonly used strategies for selecting a free hole in memory are in the following list. Which is one of those strategies? |
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First fit
Best fit
Worst fit |
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| What is external fragmentation? |
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storage is fragmented into a large number of small holes.
Exists when there is enough total memory space to satisfy a request but the available spaces are not contiguous. |
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