Memory Management Quiz (3)

Memory Management Quiz (3)

Test your knowledge of memory management concepts in operating systems with this quiz containing 11 questions.

published on June 02
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Which component of the operating system is responsible for memory management?

CPU
Hard Drive
Memory Manager
Network Interface
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What is the purpose of memory management in operating systems?

To optimize the use of available memory
To handle input/output operations
To manage file systems
To schedule processes
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What is fragmentation in memory management?

The speed at which data is accessed in memory
The inefficiency caused by unused memory gaps
The process of clearing memory after use
The amount of memory allocated to a process
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What is swapping in memory management?

What is swapping in memory management?
Moving data between main memory and storage to balance usage
Copying data within the main memory
Deleting data from memory
Reserving memory for a process
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What is virtual memory in memory management?

Physical memory in computer hardware
Memory used for graphics processing
An illusion of infinite memory provided by the OS
Memory allocated for system processes only
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What is demand paging in memory management?

Loading data into memory only when needed
Prefetching all data into memory at once
Expanding memory size dynamically
Removing data from memory preemptively
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Which algorithm is commonly used for memory allocation in operating systems?

First Fit
Round Robin
Shortest Job Next
Least Recently Used
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What does a page table do in memory management?

Stores CPU instructions for execution
Maps logical addresses to physical addresses
Manages input/output devices
Controls process scheduling
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What is thrashing in memory management?

What is thrashing in memory management?
Optimizing memory usage efficiently
Excessive swapping leading to performance degradation
Balancing memory allocation between processes
Clearing memory for new processes
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What is a memory leak in memory management?

Failure to release allocated memory after use
Keeping memory reserved for system processes
Maximizing memory usage efficiency
Utilizing virtual memory effectively
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What is a segment fault in memory management?

What is a segment fault in memory management?
Memory segmentation error
Attempting to access unauthorized memory
Overwriting kernel memory
Exceeding memory allocation limits