The concept in which a memory management scheme that eliminates external fragmentation by dividing memory into fixed-size blocks called pages is best known as which of these terms?
Difficulty: Hard
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This Hard Operating Systems question asks: The concept in which a memory management scheme that eliminates external fragmentation by dividing memory into fixed-size blocks called pages is best known as which of these terms? The correct choice is A. Paging. 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. Paging ✓
- B. Context switching
Why not B: “Context switching” does not fit this question. The answer is Paging.
- C. Deadlock
Why not C: “Deadlock” does not fit this question. The answer is Paging.
- D. CPU scheduling
Why not D: “CPU scheduling” does not fit this question. The answer is Paging.
Correct answer
A. Paging
Explanation
Paging (option A) is the accepted answer to “The concept in which a memory management scheme that eliminates external fragmentation by dividing memory into fixed-size blocks called pages is best known as which of these terms”. Option B (Context switching) does not fit this question. Option C (Deadlock) does not fit this question. Option D (CPU scheduling) does not fit this question. For this Operating Systems question, the accepted answer is Paging.
Source: Operating Systems Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, operating systems, OS concepts, process management
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