Which statement correctly explains Memory segmentation?

Difficulty: Hard

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This Hard Operating Systems MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “Which statement correctly explains Memory segmentation?”

The accepted answer is A. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program.. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program is the person body or term that satisfies Which statement correctly explains Memory segmentation option A Option B The process of moving a process temporarily from main memory to disk to free up memory for other processes does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program Option C A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A memory.

A. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program. ✓
B. The process of moving a process temporarily from main memory to disk to free up memory for other processes.
Why not B: “The process of moving a process temporarily from main memory to disk to free up memory for other processes.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program.. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program is the person body or term that satisfies Which statement cor
C. A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time.
Why not C: “A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program.. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program is the person body or term that satisfies Which statement cor
D. A programmatic way for an application to request a service from the operating system's kernel.
Why not D: “A programmatic way for an application to request a service from the operating system's kernel.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program.. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program is the person body or term that satisfies Which statement cor

Correct answer

A. A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program.

Explanation

A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program is the person body or term that satisfies Which statement correctly explains Memory segmentation option A Option B The process of moving a process temporarily from main memory to disk to free up memory for other processes does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A memory management technique that divides memory into variable-sized segments based on logical divisions of a program Option C A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A memory.

Source: Operating Systems Official Reference Guide

Tags: computer science, operating systems, OS concepts, process management

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