Senior Memory Management

Test your Senior-level Operating Systems Memory Management skills in Computer Science Fundamentals. This timed assessment evaluates your expertise in Information Technology.

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Question 1 of 40Assessment

Why is 'Compaction' of physical memory difficult to implement in systems using standard absolute addressing?

A. It requires all program addresses to be relocatable at execution time, typically requiring an MMU.

B. Compaction requires the OS to shut down the CPU for several seconds to move memory blocks.

C. The physical memory frames are hardwired to specific processes and cannot be moved by software.

D. It causes a permanent increase in internal fragmentation that outweighs the benefit of free space.

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