SCIA 360 Chapter 2

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Main memory is also known as ____. a. single-user memory b. random access memory c. finite memory d. virtual memory	b. random access memory
In a single-user system, jobs are processed ____. a. sequentially b. intermittently c. randomly d. in order of longest job to shortest job	a. sequentially
Fixed partitions are also called ____ partitions. a. complete b. static c. direct d. sized	b. static
In the fixed-partition memory management scheme, the table that the Memory Manager uses to keep track of jobs is composed of the ____. a. partition size, memory address, and status b. status, access, and memory address c. partition size, status, and access d. partition size, memory address, access, and status	d. partition size, memory address, access, and status
The fixed partition scheme works well when ____. a. all jobs are of similar size b. jobs have different sizes c. job sizes are not known in advance d. all jobs are under 100K	a. all jobs are of similar size
The phenomenon of less-than-complete use of memory space in a fixed partition is called ____. a. dynamic fragmentation b. internal fragmentation c. external fragmentation d. fixed fragmentation	b. internal fragmentation
____ consists of fragments of free memory between blocks of allocated memory. a. An inefficient fit b. Indirect partitioning c. External fragmentation d. Internal fragmentation	c. External fragmentation
The ____ method keeps the free/busy lists organized by memory locations, from low-order memory to high-order memory. a. fixed partition allocation b. first-fit memory allocation c. dynamic fit memory allocation d. best-fit memory allocation	b. first-fit memory allocation
The goal of the ____ memory allocation algorithm is to find the smallest memory block into which a job will fit. a. smallest-fit b. first-fit c. dynamic-fit d. best-fit	d. best-fit
The release of memory space by the Memory Manager is called ____. a. fragmentation b. relocation c. free memory d. deallocation	d. deallocation
A(n) ____ in the busy list occurs when a memory block between two other busy memory blocks is returned to the free list. a. blank line b. null entry c. joined entry d. empty entry	b. null entry
____ of memory is performed by the operating system to reclaim fragmented sections of the memory space. a. Deallocation b. Redirection c. Compaction d. Reallocation	c. Compaction
Memory compaction is also referred to as ____. a. defragmentation b. collection c. reallocation d. dynamic allocation	a. defragmentation
Single-user, fixed partition, and dynamic partition memory schemes share unacceptable fragmentation characteristics that were resolved with the development of ____. a. deallocation b. best-fit algorithms c. relocatable dynamic partitions d. null entry accounting	c. relocatable dynamic partitions
When reading an instruction, the operating system can tell the ____ of each group of digits by its location in the line and the operation code. a. function b. value c. order d. assignment	a. function
In a relocatable dynamic partition scheme, the ____ ensures that, during execution, a program won’t try to access memory locations that don’t belong to it. a. relocation register b. load register c. compaction register d. bounds register	d. bounds register
In a relocatable dynamic partition scheme, the ____ contains a value that must be added to each address referenced in a program so that the system will be able to access the correct memory addresses after relocation. a. bounds register b. load register c. relocation register d. compaction register	c. relocation register
By compacting and relocating, the Memory Manager optimizes the use of memory and thus improves throughput. However, it also requires more ____ than the other memory allocation schemes discussed in this chapter. a. null entries b. segmentation c. main memory d. overhead	d. overhead
One approach to performing compaction is to do it when a certain ____ of memory becomes busy. a. byte b. percentage c. bit d. area	b. percentage
The four memory management techniques presented in this chapter share the requirement that the entire program being executed must be ____. a. loaded into memory b. stored on disk c. written in a single language d. relocatable	a. loaded into memory

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