Unit 8 OS

Question 1

What is contiguous memory management

Answer 1

It’s when each program occupies a single contiguous block of memory

Question 2

What are the two types of contiguous memory management

Answer 2

Single contiguous memory management
Multiple Partitioning

Question 3

What is the single contiguous memory management scheme

Answer 3

The main memory is divided into two contiguous areas or partitions. The operating system resides permanently in one partition and the program running is loaded into the other part

Question 4

What is the disadvantage of single contiguous memory management

Answer 4

• Wastage of memory due to unused memory by the program as they will most likely not use all the available storage
• It does not support multi programming.