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04 - Memory Management (Paging, Segmentation, VM)

 1. Memory management is a crucial aspect of an operating system (OS).
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  TRUE

  FALSE

 2. A program loaded into RAM is called a ______ .

  procedure

  series

  process

  gradient

 3. The OS allocates _____ of memory for programs loaded into RAM. These are further divided into different sections.

  fractions

  segments

  sections

  fragments

 4. The call stack is a buffer that stores information about …

  active subroutines

  browser caches

  IP addresses

  virtual memory locations

 5. What happens if the call stack runs out of memory?

  data flowdown

  disk defragmentation

  stack overflow

  memory leakage

 6. If the data in RAM was overwritten by a different program, the existing program would become …

  upgraded

  paused

  corrupted

  liberated

 7. Paging is used in _____ memory systems to store and retrieve data from secondary storage.

  virtual

  synthetic

  archived

  collaborative

 8. Where is the number of each page allocated by the OS stored?

  In a vitrual register

  In a memory catalogue

  In a page table

  In an archived array

 9. Looking at the complaint below, what is the most likely problem? 
"The application has stopped responding but the disk drive light keeps flashing on and off."

  Disk thrashing

  Data loss

  Runtime error

  Resource error

 10. A memory leak happens when a program incorrectly manages memory allocation so that memory no longer needed is not released.

  FALSE

  TRUE


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