COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -Memory management is the process of controlling and coordinating a computer’s main memory. It ensures that blocks of memory space are properly managed and allocated so the operating system (OS), applications and other running processes have the memory they need to carry out their operations.

Detailed explanation-2: -An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It manages the computer’s memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware.

Detailed explanation-3: -(1) To keep track of all memory locations free or allocated and if allocated, to which process and how much. (2) To decide memory allocation policy i.e., which process should get how much memory when and where. (3) To use various techniques and algorithms to allocate or deallocate memory locations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Single contiguous allocation. Partitioned allocation. Paged memory management. Segmented memory management.