System Administrator 2026
A solution to the problem of external fragmentation is ____________
  • A. Compaction
  • B. Larger memory space
  • C. Smaller memory space
  • D. None of the mentioned
Another solution to the problem of external fragmentation problem is to ____________
  • A. Permit the logical address space of a process to be noncontiguous
  • B. Permit smaller processes to be allocated memory at last
  • C. Permit larger processes to be allocated memory at last
  • D. All of the mentioned
If relocation is static and is done at assembly or load time, compaction _________
  • A. Cannot be done
  • B. Must be done
  • C. Must not be done
  • D. Can be done
__________ is generally faster than _________ and _________
  • A. First fit, best fit, worst fit
  • B. Best fit, first fit, worst fit
  • C. Worst fit, best fit, first fit
  • D. None of the mentioned
External fragmentation exists when?
  • A. Enough total memory exists to satisfy a request but it is not contiguous
  • B. The total memory is insufficient to satisfy a request
  • C. A request cannot be satisfied even when the total memory is free
  • D. None of the mentioned
External fragmentation will not occur when?
  • A. First fit is used
  • B. Best fit is used
  • C. Worst fit is used
  • D. No matter which algorithm is used, it will always occur
Sometimes the overhead of keeping track of a hole might be ____________
  • A. Larger than the memory
  • B. Larger than the hole itself
  • C. Very small
  • D. All of the mentioned
When the memory allocated to a process is slightly larger than the process, then ____________
  • A. Internal fragmentation occurs
  • B. External fragmentation occurs
  • C. Both internal and external fragmentation occurs
  • D. Neither internal nor external fragmentation occurs
In segmentation, each address is specified by ____________
  • A. A segment number & offset
  • B. An offset & value
  • C. A value & segment number
  • D. A key & value