A condition where a system spends most of its time swapping data between memory and disk rather than executing useful work. What is this concept called?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Memory & Storage question asks: A condition where a system spends most of its time swapping data between memory and disk rather than executing useful work. What is this concept called? The correct choice is A. Thrashing. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. Thrashing ✓
- B. Tertiary storage
Why not B: “Tertiary storage” does not fit this question. The answer is Thrashing.
- C. Solid-state drive (SSD)
Why not C: “Solid-state drive (SSD)” does not fit this question. The answer is Thrashing.
- D. NVMe
Why not D: “NVMe” does not fit this question. The answer is Thrashing.
Correct answer
A. Thrashing
Explanation
Thrashing (option A) is the accepted answer to “A condition where a system spends most of its time swapping data between memory and disk rather than executing useful work. What is this concept called”. Option B (Tertiary storage) does not fit this question. Option C (Solid-state drive (SSD)) does not fit this question. Option D (NVMe) does not fit this question. For this Memory & Storage question, the accepted answer is Thrashing.
Source: Memory & Storage Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, memory, storage, computer hardware
Submitted by: MCQsHub Editorial
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