Memory Management Quiz

What is the role of the loader in memory management?

• Compile source code

• Load object code into memory

• Translate physical address

• Perform page replacement

Which memory management technique allows processes to be moved during execution?

• Compile Time Binding

• Load Time Binding

• Execution Time Binding

• Dynamic Allocation

In which type of memory allocation can processes be loaded in non-contiguous memory?

• Fixed Partitioning

• Contiguous Allocation

• Paging

• Static Partitioning

Which of the following defines the logical address space?

• Physical address range

• Set of addresses generated by a program

• MMU table

• TLB cache size

In dynamic partitioning, what causes memory holes?

• Swapping

• Paging

• Process termination

• TLB hit

What is a disadvantage of dynamic partitioning?

• Internal fragmentation

• External fragmentation

• Cache misses

• Multilevel paging

What is compaction mainly used to eliminate?

• Internal fragmentation

• External fragmentation

• Logical fragmentation

• Segmentation faults

Which algorithm can leave unusable small holes in memory?

• First Fit

• Best Fit

• FIFO

• MRU

In paging, what is the basic unit of physical memory?

• Segment

• Block

• Frame

• Word

What is the basic unit of logical memory in paging?

• Page

• Block

• Frame

• Segment