Memory Management MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. .............. is based on the use of one or both of two basic techniques: segmentation and paging.

1. memory partitioning
2. virtual memory
3. real memory
4. memory organization

2. A memory buffer used to accommodate a speed differential is called

1. stack pointer
2. cache
3. accumulator
4. disk buffer

3. A process may be loaded into a partition of equal or greater size in .............. of memory.

1. Fixed partitioning
2. Simple Paging
3. Virtual memory paging
4. Simple segmentation

4. Among all memory management techniques .............. is simple to implement little operating system overhead.

1. Fixed partitioning
2. Simple Paging
3. Virtual memory paging
4. Simple segmentation

5. Any .............. mechanism must have the flexibility to allow several processes to access the same portion of main memory.

1. relocation
2. protection
3. sharing
4. organization

6. CPU fetches the instruction from memory according to the value of

1. program counter
2. status register
3. instruction register
4. program status word

7. Having a small amount of internal fragmentation is the weakness of .............. in memory management.

1. Fixed partitioning
2. Simple Paging
3. Virtual memory paging
4. Simple segmentation

8. In .............. , there is a improved memory utilization and reduced overhead compared to dynamic partitioning.

1. Fixed partitioning
2. Simple Paging
3. Virtual memory paging
4. Simple segmentation

9. In .............. , there is a inefficient use of memory due to internal fragmentation.

1. Fixed partitioning
2. Simple Paging
3. Virtual memory paging
4. Simple segmentation

10. In .............. , there is a inefficient use of processor due to the need for compaction to counter external fragmentation.

1. Fixed partitioning
2. Dynamic partitioning
3. Virtual memory paging
4. Simple segmentation