Memory Management Quiz

What is the main purpose of partitioned allocation in memory management?

• Create one large block

• Divide memory for jobs

• Divide hardware need

• Manage partitions

In paged memory management, what is a page frame?

• Variable-size unit

• Software division

• Fixed-size unit

• Temporary storage

How is the free/busy list arranged in Best-Fit Allocation?

• By location

• By priority

• Largest to smallest

• Smallest to largest

What defines First-Fit Allocation?

• Chooses smallest partition

• Picks first that fits

• Requires exact match

• Sorts size that fits

Why wasn’t Partition A (100KB) chosen for an 80KB request in Best-Fit according to book-based?

• Too small

• More waste

• Already used

• Exact location

What is the purpose of memory deallocation?

• Increase RAM

• Free used memory

• Delete programs

• Expand storage

How is the list ordered in First-Fit Allocation?

• By priority

• Smallest to largest

• Low to high memory

• By process type

What happens to a process after deallocation?

• Stored

• Compressed

• Deleted

• Encrypted

After deallocation in dynamic partitioning, what’s next?

• Memory locked

• New processes

• Restart process

• Single Continous

How does First-Fit differ from Best-Fit?

• Searches entire memory

• Looks for exact match

• Stops at first fit

• It respects order