OS CH_7

Main memory divided into a number of static partitions at system generation time is ____________.

• fixed partitioning
• physical organization
• logical address
• physical address

Main memory divided into a number of equal size frames is the _____________ technique.

• simple paging
• simple segmentation
• compaction
• relative address

With ________ a process is loaded by loading all of its segments into dynamic partitions that need not be contiguous.

• simple segmentation
• simple paging
• compaction
• relative address

One technique for overcoming external fragmentation is ___________.

• compaction
• simple paging
• compaction
• relative address

A _______ is a particular example of logical address in which the address is expressed as a location relative to some known point, usually a value in a processor register.

• relative address
• logical address
• physical address

The chunks of a process are known as ___________.

• pages
• frames
• internal fragmentation
• external fragmentation

Available chunks of memory are known as __________.

• frames
• pages
• internal fragmentation
• external fragmentation

The concept of Memory Management satisfies certain system requirements including: relocation, protection, and ___________.

• physical organization
• relative address
• logical address
• physical address

In the Dynamic Partitioning technique of memory management, the placement algorithm that chooses the block that is closest in size to the request is called ____________.

• best fit
• next fit

In the Dynamic Partitioning technique of memory management, the placement algorithm that scans memory from the location of the last placement and chooses the next available block that is large enough to satisfy the request is called __________.

• next fit
• best fit