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1. ____ allows separate partitions of a single server to support 19. Memory compaction is also referred to as ____.:
different operating systems.: multiprocessing defragmentation
2. By compacting and relocating, the Memory Manager 20. The ____ method keeps the free/busy lists organized by
optimizes the use of memory and thus improves throughput. memory locations, from low-order memory to high-order
However, it also requires more ____ than the other memory memory.: first-fit memory allocation
allocation schemes discussed in this chapter.: overhead 21. One of the most important innovations of demand paging is
3. Cache memory is divided into blocks of equal size called that it makes ____ feasible.: virtual memory
____.: Slots 22. The ____ page replacement policy is based on the theory
4. ____ can be thought of as being an intermediary between that the best page to remove is the one that has been in
main memory and the special-purpose registers, which are memory the longest.: FIFO
the domain of the CPU.: cache memory 23. The purpose of cache memory is to keep handy the most
5. A ____ chip holds software that is used to start the computer.: recently accessed data and instructions so that the CPU
RAM can access them repeatedly without wasting time. This
6. The ____ demonstrates that when using a FIFO policy, in rare purpose is similar to that of the ____ of a Web browser.:
cases, adding more memory to a system can cause an bookmark file
increase in page interrupts.: Belady Anomaly 24. A system with ____ divides programs into parts and keep
7. A disadvantage of segmented memory allocation is ____.: them in secondary storage, bringing each part into memory
external fragmentation only as it is needed.: virtual memory
8. Fixed partitions are also called ____ partitions.: Static 25. There are two types of real-time systems depending on the
consequences of missing the deadline. A ____ real-time
9. The fixed partition scheme works well when ____.: all jobs are
system risks total system failure if the predicted time
of similar size
deadline is missed.: constrained
10. The goal of the ____ memory allocation algorithm is to find
26. To access a location in memory when using segmented
the smallest memory block into which a job will fit.: smallest
memory management, the address is composed of two
fit
entries: ____.: the segment number and the displacement
11. In a paged memory allocation scheme, the ____ contains two
27. The ____ uniquely identifies each resource, starts its
values for each active job: the size of the job and the
operation,monitors its progress, and, finally, deallocates it,
memory location where its Page Map Table is stored.: Job
making the operating system available to the next waiting
Table
process.: device manager
12. In a relocatable dynamic partition scheme, the ____ contains
28. A variation of the LRU page replacement algorithm known
a value that must be added to each address referenced in a
as the ____ replacement policy is implemented with a
program so that the system will be able to access the
circular queue.: clock page
correct memory addresses after relocation.: relocation
register 29. With the development of ____ technology, a single chip was
equipped with two or more processor cores.: multicore
13. In demand paging, pages are ____ between main memory
and secondary storage.: swapped 30. The word ____ is used to indicate that a program is
permanently held in ROM (read only memory), as opposed
14. In demand paging, the collection of pages residing in
to being held in secondary storage.: software
memory that can be accessed directly without incurring a
page fault is called the ____.: page set
15. In demand paging, when an excessive number of pages are
moved back and forth between main memory and
secondary storage, it is called ____.: thrashing
16. The ____ is often very different from one operating system
to the next, sometimes even between different versions of
the same operating system.: user interface
17. ____ is where the data and instructions of a computer must
reside to be processed.: main memory
18. Main memory is also known as ____.: RAM